12 September 2005

Drunkard lost in Thredbo?

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Police and SES are looking for this bloke in Thredbo who failed to return home from the pub early this morning.

Either the guy got lucky with a lady last night and has neglected to tell his flatmate, who raised the alarm this arvo, or he’s gone and drowned in the Thredbo River which has swelled due to the early spring melt.

Oh yeah, it’s snowing and it’s bloody cold at the moment.

UPDATE The ABC has this story here.

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redneck_ninja8:00 am 14 Sep 05

They’ve got more helicopters as well I think. Police rescue had fun white-water rafting yesterday down the Thredbo River I think.

redneck_ninja2:47 pm 12 Sep 05

That was ages ago, 1985 apparently. Except I don’t think his brother was walking home from the pub. We’ve had a few people get lost – first some Chinese tourists who were found pretty quickly, and another skier who rang his mobile phone to get help or something. This is the first serious case we’ve heard in a while.

redneck_ninja1:31 pm 12 Sep 05

They’ll be making some big announcement soon about the poor guy. The guy was wearing a red and white shirt with jeans when he was seen walking out of the pub. Blizzards expected this arvo, so not the best weather atm.

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