General News
14 November, 2025
Men in the Corner: the hero Horsham deserves
There’s a special kind of heartbreak reserved for anyone who’s ever watched their machinery slowly disappear into the mud.
Late on Monday arvo, that heartbreak belonged to a contractor who found himself in a sticky situation when his bobcat and tree mulcher got bogged deep in the scrub.
Enter the heroes of the hour: the crew from KLM.
With a call for help and an excavator in tow, they set off on what can only be described as a rescue mission fit for a movie.
After a 27-minute trek through the bush, with question of life choices and boot selection, they finally found the stricken machine.
There it sat, half-submerged and sinking fast, like Artax inThe NeverEnding Story.
All that was missing was some dramatic music and a tearful farewell.
But unlike the movie, this story had a happy ending.
With a few well-placed chains, a lot of teamwork, and possibly some colourful language, the excavator managed to haul the bogged bobcat back to solid ground.