When Mathew Harrison and three of his workmates spied a small flock of sheep stranded on a little patch of grass they stripped off their clothes and jumped into floodwaters to save them.
The four Speirs Logging Company workers didn't make it to work yesterday but saved 15 lambs and three ewes from imminent death.
Mr Harrison told the Times-Age he and his workmates, whom he identified as Nathan, Brandon and Alex, were heading to work near Castlepoint early yesterday when they noticed the sheep struggling in a flooded paddock.
The flooding had been caused by the Whareama River overflowing.
"The bridge was flooded and we couldn't get through," Mr Harrison said.