00:00A family and their cat were rescued by air wing helicopter during extreme fires near
00:04Caveat Victoria on Saturday, January 10th, 2026. Two women aged 59 and 82 and a 92-year-old
00:13man called emergency services on Friday afternoon, seeking help to evacuate their isolated property
00:20on Caveat Dropmore Road. The family had completely lost their home to the fire and were sheltering
00:26in a shipping container on the property as the fire swept through on Wednesday, January
00:317th, 2026. Without a clear access road to the property, the air wing was called in before
00:387am on Saturday, landing at the property an hour and a half later. The family, and their
00:44cat named Grisha, were loaded into the helicopter and transported to Seymour.
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