Jordan Rice, 13, Tragic Hero of Australia Floods

This joint development of a personality than the face of the tragedy, Australia's deadly floodwaters, and now claimed just such a completely contains everything that is good in human nature.

At least 25 people have died because of relentless rain began to beat East Queensland state in November, but death is 13 years old Jordan Rice has captivated the nation.

Monday, rapidly rising water flooded a car carrying Rice, her mother and brother of the stricken city of Toowoomba. The Pirate mess in the first that attempted to reach the stranded families.

The other man reached the car, but when he attempted to pull Jordan out, the teenager insisted the 10-year-old brother Blake can save the first. Jordan could not swim.

Before the rescue, Warren McErlean go back to the car, clung to a rope snapped. The car flipped over and Jordan, as well as Donna's mother whisked away by the floods. They both died.

"Jordan was swept away," John Tyson, Donna Rice and longtime partner of Jordan's father, told The Telegraph.

"When we went to Donna, just let go, you know, trying to seize Jordan. The poor little boy, only two of the drowned."

"He (rescue) went to grab the first Jordan, who said, 'Save my brother." I can only imagine the fear coursing through his body. "

"Courage is kicked, and his younger brother would prefer to live in," Jordan's brother, Kyle, 16, told the Australian newspaper.

The incident left McErlean confusion. Emotional told Australian television interview that he is deeply sorry that it is unable to rescue the boy.

"I just kept telling the boys (Jordan), it will be okay, but it was not. I feel terrible for you and your family. I just could not get him out."

Twitter tweets of the wave is called Jordan a "real hero" of the Queensland floods.