AAP General News (Australia)
01-15-1999
QLD: Ill prepared Kokoda trekker faces hefty rescue bill
By Barbara Adam
BRISBANE, Jan 15 AAP - A British tourist who fled a tragic past only to end up lost and
injured on Papua New Guinea's rugged Kokoda Track for 22 days faces a bill of at least $35,000
for his rescue by Australian troops.
Clive Sutton, 30, had no medical or travel insurance when he set out on a three-day trek
along the treacherous jungle path at the peak of the wet season in shorts and a T-shirt,
Australian Consul in Port Moresby Meikie Flach (Meikie Flach) said.
She said just about every recommendation put out by …
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