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What’s 4WD? Stricken
Poms rescued by cops
KIERAN BANKS
TWO English tourists got
bogged on a closed Litchfield
National Park track and had to
be rescued by police because
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they didn’t know how to engage the 4WD in their hire car.
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The tourists had attempted
to drive through the Reynolds
River Crossing late on Tuesday
afternoon.
The track was closed to the
public, but when the duo arrived the gate had been damwww.nt.gov.au/becrocwise
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aged and left open.
The car became submerged
in water the depth of the
4WD’s tyres on the sandy
track, about 90 minutes’ drive
from Hayes Creek.
The men, aged 26 and 27
who reside in Queensland, activated an EPIRB device and
trekked 10km in the tropical
afternoon heat until they were
found by police.
The officers returned to the
stricken vehicle with the tourists, engaged the 4WD and recovered the vehicle.
Territory Duty Superintendent Brendan Muldoon
said the tourists failed to engage the vehicle’s 4WD.
Police found the tourists
walking
the track at around
Darwin ULP
FUEL WATCH
Average 118.0
5.30pm.
Lowest 111.7
“They had an EPIRB on
Platinum Fuel/
them. They activated that and
Blue Taxi Base
Canberra contacted us and we
called the police on duty to
Darwin Diesel
find them,” he said.
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“We got them out of the
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bog, gave them a few 4WD tips
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and sent them on their way.”
Blue Taxi Base spotted a
Supt Muldoon said the
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group survived the potentially
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The English duo attempted to drive through the Reynolds River Crossing in Litchfield National Park but the car became submerged,
prompting the tourists to activate an EPIRB device
ronment for dire outcomes,”
he said. “So it’s probably saved
them a lot of heartache and
possibly their lives.”
The NT News understands
the tourists returned to
Queensland yesterday.
Senior Sergeant Garry
Smith said the officers gave the
pair an impromptu 4WD driving lesson.
He said an investigation
into damage to the gate had
been referred to Parks and
Wildlife. “We remind you that
driving on unsealed roads requires additional care and
preparation,” he said.
“Driving a 4WD does not
mean you will not get bogged
or that you can go anywhere.
“It does mean that you will
be able to access more remote
areas though, and if you are
new to four-wheel driving,
extra concentration will be required.”
Sen-Sgt Smith urged travellers heading to remote Territory locations to prepare
themselves for the rugged conditions.
“If you are planning a trip to
the Northern Territory outback then consider taking a
4WD training course, available
in all states.”
He said motorists should
check the NT Government
website to find the latest information on road closures in national parks.
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Wayward croc and stranded shark hit the road
LAUREN ROBERTS
PREDATORS that normally
thrive beneath the water are
finding themselves abandoned
on Territorian roadsides for
reasons unknown.
An enthusiastic Darwinian
jogger, who asked to remain
anonymous, was out for a casual 11km run on Sunday, May
29 when she found a onemetre long shark beside a
roundabout on Lee Point Road
at about 8pm.
“It wasn’t damaged,” the
jogger said.
“It was just sitting on the
side of the road.”
She theorised the shark
jumped off the back of a fisherman’s ute. “Whether it was
alive or dead at that stage, I
don’t know,” the jogger said.
She wondered if someone
took the roundabout too en-
The 1m croc on Union Terrace and, right, the 1m shark
thusiastically and lost their
prize catch by sheer momentum.
Delivery driver Shaun Watson had a close encounter of
the croc kind when he was de-
livering copies of the muchloved publication the NT News
on Monday, May 30.
“At first I thought it was a
tree,” Mr Watson said about
the one-metre long crocodile
sitting in the middle of the
Union Terrace intersection.
He removed his shirt, prepared
to use the garment to cover the
croc’s eyes.
He reported the scaly rogue
to a police officer shortly after.
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