My grandmother died in a flood while walking her dog inAustralia.
Mari Cao, 57, was walking her dog Roxy early Monday morning in the southeasternstate ofVictoria.
A witness told police that at about 5:30 a.m. local time, on the banks of Traralgon Her Creek near her road in Whittakers, a person who rolled up her trousers saw a dog. It is said that he saw it washed away with him.
Police released CCTV footage to identify the person reported missing by a witness.
This footage shows a woman walking her dog through a deserted street before dawn.
A body was found on Tuesday and police identified the victim as Mr. Cao. Roxy has yet to be found.
Cao Cao was filmed on CCTV walking his dog before being swept away by the flood
(Victoria Police)
One of Cao's sons, Cameron, posted a tribute on Facebook saying he was "very sorry" he wasn't there to help her. .
As reported by the Herald Sun newspaper, he wrote:
Cameron said his mother's body was "found just upstream from where she fell."
At the time of the incident, authorities had issued a flood warning for the area around Traralgon Creek.
The stream is left with flowers and tributes.
