Chopper rescues pregnant bride from rising floodwaters
<p style="text-align: left;">A bride who feared she would miss her wedding in flood-stricken Wingham, on New South Wales' mid north coast, has been saved at the last minute by a helicopter.</p>
<p>Kate Fotheringham's parents' home was surrounded by water on early Saturday morning, and she took to social media to ask for help.</p>
<p>Her plea was quickly answered with a chopper and the bride was taken to Wingham to meet her husband-to-be.</p>
<p>Ms Fotheringham, who is also expecting a child, said the usually narrow Dingo Creek turned into a dam, while the SES urged Wingham locals to evacuate.</p>
<p>“I’m pregnant so my partner doesn’t want me to get in a boat. It’s ridiculously stressful,” she said.</p>
<p>“On Friday, when we were setting up I thought ‘I’m wearing gumboots to my wedding and that’s okay’, but it’s not funny anymore.”</p>
<p>While missing her wedding was a devastating prospect, she was more concerned about her father who narrowly escaped death in October when two trees fell on top of him.</p>
<p>He was left with multiple broken bones and a punctured lung, but the upcoming nuptials of his daughter kept him in fighting spirits.</p>
<p>“My dad had a horrific accident … he had to learn how to walk again and today he is going to walk me down the aisle,” Ms Fotheringham said.</p>
<p>“It’s been such a rollercoaster of emotions because Dad almost died in October and now we can’t even get to the aisle.</p>
<p>“I’ve had a few tears this morning just because … you don’t plan to get through one of the biggest floods in 30 years to get to your wedding.”</p>
