As the NSW floods dealt their damage, choppers rescued people from snakebites, landslides and rising water

Rescue crews flew through stormy conditions to extract trapped flood victims and deliver urgent medical careGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAt first light, the clouds hanging low across the valleys, Tommy Lee Lewes and his rescue chopper crew were hurtling through heavy rain to one of the northern rivers's most isolated regions.Amid widespread devastation, they had been tasked with rescuing a man in a critical condition in a remote part of Upper Wilsons Creek, an area of dense bushland cut off completely by the flood waters. Continue reading...