Backpackers Beware

TWO backpackers who were sleeping in their car at Darwin's waterfront crashed the vehicle trying to get away from two men they feared were trying to rape them.

Police said the two backpackers, aged 24 and 25, had parked their Mitsubishi Magna station wagon on Kitchener Dr near the World War II oil storage tunnels and gone to sleep.

But they woke the next morning to find two men trying to get into their car.

Police said one of the men managed to get into the back of the vehicle and indecently assaulted one of the women.

The other woman started the car and drove off, but crashed into another vehicle parked outside the Medina Vibe Hotel.

The two alleged offenders fled the scene in a Nissan Navara dual cab ute driven by a third man.
Police are calling for witnesses to the attack on the two Korean backpackers which happened about 5am on Wednesday.

Both of the alleged offenders are white and aged in their early 20s, clean shaven with short dark hair.

One is described as of a solid build, about 175cm tall. The other is 185cm tall, of thin build, clean shaven with short dark hair.

Duty Superintendent Dean Moloney said it seemed to be common for backpackers to park and sleep around the city during the dry season.

"They seek out isolated areas around the fringes of town to do that and it does have its inherent dangers," he said.

The Northern Territory News reported last month that backpackers were parking and sleeping in suburban streets after being fined for camping at spots such as East Point and Mindil Beach.
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Two men were arrested.
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