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Body found in Australian bushland believed to be missing British backpacker
Police say they believe the body of a man found in the Australian bush is missing backpacker Aslan King.
The 25-year-old from Brighton went missing around 2am on Saturday from a campsite in Princetown, close to the Twelve Apostles tourist site, south-west of Melbourne.
Friends said he appeared to suffer a seizure and hit his head on the ground before getting up quickly and rushing into thick bushland surrounding the campsite they were staying at.
In a statement on Tuesday, police said: "Officers are yet to formally identify the body; however, it is believed to be Aslan King who was last seen at a camping ground on Old Coach Road about 2am on 23 November.
"The body was located about 10.15am this morning in a creek just over a kilometre from the camping ground where Aslan was last seen.
"Investigators will prepare a report for the coroner. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance during the search."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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