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Body, Believed To Be Of Missing British Backpacker, Found In Australia
Australian police on Tuesday found a body they believed to be that of a British backpacker who ran from a campsite on the weekend, prompting an intensive search.
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Australian Backpacker Killer Ivan Milat, Sentenced For Life, Dies In Jail
Australia's most notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, whose murder of seven young backpackers in the 1990s terrified the country, has died in hospital, officials said Sunday.
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"Every Minute Counts": Dad's Plea For Backpacker Son Missing In Australia
The father of an 18-year-old Belgian backpacker made a heart-rending appeal for help finding his son Monday, as Australian police admitted they were "baffled" by his disappearance from a picturesque surf town.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Backpacker Survives 'Body Slamming' Australian Crocodile
A Danish backpacker survived a close encounter with a crocodile after "body slamming" the creature while trying to take a photo of it in Western Australia, a report said.
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British 'Hero' Dies After Australian Hostel Stabbing
A British backpacker hailed as a hero after being stabbed in an attack at an Australian hostel in which a fellow Briton was killed has died of his injuries, police said Tuesday.
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Father Of Australia Backpacker Stabbing Victim Says He Is Proud Of Him
The father of a Briton fighting for his life after a deadly stabbing at an Australian backpacker hostel said Sunday he was proud of his son, who has been hailed as a hero by police.
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British Woman Stabbed To Death In Australian 'Extremist' Attack
A British woman was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a backpackers' hostel in Australia and two people were injured, one seriously, in what police say may have been an "extremist" attack.
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Rio Police Investigate Body In Hunt For Missing Australian
Police in Rio de Janeiro said on Friday they are investigating whether a body reported floating out at sea is that of an Australian backpacker who vanished two weeks ago.
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Mystery Over Missing Australian Rye Hunt In Rio After Island Sighting
Mystery deepened Wednesday over the fate of an Australian backpacker who vanished 11 days ago in Brazil, with police fearing he may have drowned swimming to an uninhabited island while high on drugs.
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Lost German survived on flies in the Australian Outback
Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for nearly two weeks in Australia's harsh Outback on a diet of insects, police said Thursday.
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Britain teen drinks own urine to survive in Australian outback
A United Kingdom teenage backpacker drank his own urine and contact lens fluid to survive for three days after he was lost in the remote Australian outback scrubland in scorching summer, his mother has said.
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Body, Believed To Be Of Missing British Backpacker, Found In Australia
Australian police on Tuesday found a body they believed to be that of a British backpacker who ran from a campsite on the weekend, prompting an intensive search.
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Australian Backpacker Killer Ivan Milat, Sentenced For Life, Dies In Jail
Australia's most notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, whose murder of seven young backpackers in the 1990s terrified the country, has died in hospital, officials said Sunday.
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"Every Minute Counts": Dad's Plea For Backpacker Son Missing In Australia
The father of an 18-year-old Belgian backpacker made a heart-rending appeal for help finding his son Monday, as Australian police admitted they were "baffled" by his disappearance from a picturesque surf town.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Backpacker Survives 'Body Slamming' Australian Crocodile
A Danish backpacker survived a close encounter with a crocodile after "body slamming" the creature while trying to take a photo of it in Western Australia, a report said.
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British 'Hero' Dies After Australian Hostel Stabbing
A British backpacker hailed as a hero after being stabbed in an attack at an Australian hostel in which a fellow Briton was killed has died of his injuries, police said Tuesday.
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Father Of Australia Backpacker Stabbing Victim Says He Is Proud Of Him
The father of a Briton fighting for his life after a deadly stabbing at an Australian backpacker hostel said Sunday he was proud of his son, who has been hailed as a hero by police.
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British Woman Stabbed To Death In Australian 'Extremist' Attack
A British woman was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a backpackers' hostel in Australia and two people were injured, one seriously, in what police say may have been an "extremist" attack.
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Rio Police Investigate Body In Hunt For Missing Australian
Police in Rio de Janeiro said on Friday they are investigating whether a body reported floating out at sea is that of an Australian backpacker who vanished two weeks ago.
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Mystery Over Missing Australian Rye Hunt In Rio After Island Sighting
Mystery deepened Wednesday over the fate of an Australian backpacker who vanished 11 days ago in Brazil, with police fearing he may have drowned swimming to an uninhabited island while high on drugs.
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Lost German survived on flies in the Australian Outback
Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for nearly two weeks in Australia's harsh Outback on a diet of insects, police said Thursday.
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Britain teen drinks own urine to survive in Australian outback
A United Kingdom teenage backpacker drank his own urine and contact lens fluid to survive for three days after he was lost in the remote Australian outback scrubland in scorching summer, his mother has said.
