Here’s a tale from New Zealand that will give us all the shivers. It seems that two Australian tourists have been robbed at gunpoint while parked in their campervan at a South Island camping spot.
Police say two men approached the tourists at a freedom camping site at the end of the Cobden Bridge near Greymouth. The men allegedly said they had a gun and demanded alcohol, money and the campervan. As well as threatening to leave the tourists naked on the side of the road, police say the men also threatened to shoot the victims. Inspector John Canning said the victims were young and “very shaken up” by the incident.
“They did not come here to be treated like this,” he said. “They are both very frightened.”
Victim Support was giving support and a number of locals had reportedly come forward offering any help they could.
Rapahoe camping ground owner Jan Fletcher told the New Zealand Herald that another couple staying in the same area were frightened off because of what happened.
Mrs Fletcher said they told her that they had seen a knife and a gun as well as the attack – “and they did a runner and stayed with us”.
Police have arrested two men, aged 18 and 19, in connection with the alleged offence. The pair has been remanded in custody.
