SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A 50-year-old British tourist was rescued by police for the second time in just over a week Tuesday after twice getting lost in Australia's rugged outback.
The man, whose identity was not released, sparked a major air and ground search last Tuesday after he called police from his cellphone and told them he had become lost while hiking in a national park north of Alice Springs.
He was found and taken to a hospital, where he was treated for sunburn and dehydration.
On Tuesday, the man again called police from his mobile phone to say he was lost in roughly the same area, Northern Territory police said in a statement.
Police mounted another search involving three helicopters and a ground crew and eventually found the man five hours later.
He was taken to a hospital, where he underwent a medical assessment and was treated for dehydration, the statement said.
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I'd have hoped that they had to perform an operation to get a size 9 boot out of his arse too - the daft bastard!ap1979 wrote: he underwent a medical assessment and was treated for dehydration
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