Ulrich Helmut Ditzel tourist from German dies after falling from cliff.
Globaltimes.cn reported that A German tourist has died after falling 13 meters from a cliff at the Serpentine Falls in southwest Western Australia, local media reported on Tuesday. Ulrich Helmut Ditzel slipped from a cliff edge above a swimming hole on Sunday afternoon as he was attempting to jump into the water, the Australian Associated Press reported. Read Article
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As reported by beforeitsnews.com, “Two Port Douglas residents have been diagnosed with dengue fever as the outbreak continues to spread across the Far North. Queensland Health confirmed the two cases today and said there were a further three residents who were also suspected of having contracted it.” Read Article
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EXPERTS have called for increased awareness about the dangers of the Outback as rescuers question the motives of a British tourist who sparked a three-day search. Backpacker Sam Woodhead, 18, spent three nights living off his own urine and contact lens fluid, when he became lost on a jog from Upshot Station, 130km south of […]
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Heraldsun.com.au reported that a 39-year-old tourist was swimming in the river, near Kalbarri, 600km north of Perth, on Friday with his 37-year-old girlfriend when she started struggling and sought assistance from a nearby kayaker, a police spokeswoman told AAP. The kayaker helped the woman from the water, but as he was doing so the man […]
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According to abc.net.au, “Authorities are searching for an 18-year-old English backpacker missing from a property in outback Queensland. He was last seen on Tuesday afternoon when he left Upshot Station, 130 kilometres south-west of Longreach, but failed to return.” Read Article
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According to m.smh.com.au, “A NSW man has been confirmed as the third fatality in Australia’s largest outbreak of listeria. The death of the 68-year-old man late last month was confirmed by Victoria’s acting chief health officer as being linked to the outbreak at Jindi, one of the nation’s biggest cheese companies…Twenty-six cases have been identified […]
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Authorities are investigating the death of a tourist on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, in far north Queensland, on Tuesday. It is believed the Chinese woman, aged 19 or 20, suffered health complications while snorkeling at Moore Reef about 60 kilometers south-east of Cairns. Read Article
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As reported by abc.net.au, “Fifty-five cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the city since late last year, mostly around Whitfield and Edge Hill. Dr Richard Gair, from the Cairns Public Health Unit, says most properties in the affected areas have been sprayed to kill the mosquitoes that carry the virus.” Read Article
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View of Violent Behavior in Perth Australia The video ends as a police officer intervenes. irishecho.com.au source: Muhammad Nadeem Ismail, who published the mobile phone footage, told the Irish Echo by email that he recorded it at about 11pm on Sunday night. A WA Police spokesperson said they had had no reports in relation to […]
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irishecho.com.au reported that an Irish national has been fined for assaulting a taxi driver in Perth last month. In January, West Australian police charged 26-year-old Barry Joseph McCann with assaulting a driver of a passenger vehicle, following an argument over a fare. The driver had taken a man and woman from a Fremantle to Morley […]
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