Four people were in the vehicle as it attempted to cross an engorged creek 35 kilometres north of Hawker on Thursday evening.

While the other three occupants escaped, one man was left trapped by the floodwaters.

SES regional duty officer Sue Gage said she believed he was wedged between the car and a tree.

“The flooding wasn’t a long term thing, so he wasn’t trapped for a long period of time, but he was there awhile,” she said.

“The water was actually from a dam, though I’m not sure if the dam was broken or breached. But that was why the water went down so quickly.”

All four passengers were taken to a nearby station before being ferried to Hawker Hospital by ambulance.

A police helicopter was requested, but later cancelled when the man was freed.

The man suffered torn ligaments in his leg, while the other passengers were treated for shock.

Ms Gage said the incident is an important lesson for others.

“Potentially it can be (life threatening) but the key message is don’t take on the water.”

However her comments come as two more people in the region fell victim to a flooded creek.

On Saturday afternoon two tourists were trapped in their vehicle for almost three hours, after their four-wheel-drive was swept down the Bendieuta creek, near Arkaroola, by floodwaters. They were taken to Wirealpa Homestead to recover.