A man was up to his nose in water after his excavator rolled into a dam and trapped him there for two hours on the NSW north coast in Australia.
A rescue helicopter air crewman Graham Nickisson told news.com.au that Daniel Miller, 45, was excavating on his property at Charlotte Bay when his whole world turned upside down.
"His excavator slid sideways into a small dam and he was trapped with his airways or nose or mouth just above the water," Nickisson said.
![The dam was able to be drained so that fire crews could rescue the trapped man. Photo / Fire & Rescue 295 Forster](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZRUPTONCTXMJI75NFNT36SZGPI.jpg?auth=39996275615d87983b068567a95049f9902eed5112d08c3c9f20e9c937a550ee&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
"I believe he was there for two hours before his neighbours heard his calls for help."