Two
nude sunbathers have been fined for breaching Covid rules after they
got spooked by a deer and had to be rescued from bushland.
The men, who were sunbathing on a beach south of Sydney, were found after they called for assistance.
They
were fined A$1,000 (US$750, £547) for breaching a public health order
banning those in greater Sydney from travelling outside the area.
"It's
difficult to legislate against idiots," NSW Police Commissioner Mick
Fuller said at a press conference on Monday when speaking about the
incident.
"Clearly
putting people at risk by leaving home without a proper reason, and I
think then on top of that, getting lost in the national park and
diverting important resources away from the health operation, I think
they should be embarrassed."
According to a police statement,
the authorities had located a 30-year-old man naked and carrying a
backpack on the walking track near Lady Wakehurst Drive in the Royal
National Park in Otford.
After a further search, which included the help of a helicopter, they then found a 49-year-old man, who was partially clothed.
The men told officers that they were on a nearby beach when they were startled by a deer and ran into bushland.
