Desperate search continues for British tourist, 25, who ran off into snake-infested bushland after hitting his head while camping with friends
- Aslan King, 25, went missing while camping with friends at Princetown Victoria
- He has not been seen since Saturday when he hit his head and ran into bushland
- The area is being searched by the police, air wing, dog squad and SES volunteers
Aslan King, 25, went missing from a Princetown campsite during the early hours of Saturday mornin
Search and rescue teams say they are concerned for the safety of a British tourist who was last seen running into snake-infested bushes.
Aslan King, 25, was camping with friends at Princetown, near the Twelve Apostles in Victoria, when he suffered a medical episode about 2am on Saturday.
The Brighton-based illustrator is believed to have suffered a seizure, bumped his head and panicked before running into dense bushland in the middle of the night.
His friends hold grave concerns for his wellbeing and say his disappearance is out of character.
More than 60 search and rescue volunteers, police and members of the air and dog squads are currently searching for Mr King.
Members of the group have been crawling through dense, snake-infested scrub hoping to find him.
Acting Senior Sergeant Travis Barber said the search was ‘slow going’ due to the overgrown terrain.
The area is also home to ‘a lot of tiger snakes’, which are highly venomous and known to be aggressive.
‘As time creeps on, our concern levels do rise a little bit,’ he said.
‘The terrain varies significantly, including very dense thick scrub at chest high and the only way to go through it is to crawl through it.’
Mr King and his friends only arrived in Australia two weeks ago.
They had recently left Melbourne and were travelling toward Great Ocean Road.
Friends and authorities believe the head knock, and suspected seizure, may have contributed to Mr King’s disorientation.
They said he is unfamiliar with the area and could have become lost in the dense bushland.
Police have released an image of him taken yesterday in the hope someone may recognise him.
Mr King was camping with friends at 12km east of the popular tourist attraction, the Twelve Apostles
Mr King is of medium build with short hair and was wearing trackpants, a light grey T-shirt and hoodie with green Reebok sneakers.
He may possibly have blood on his forehead.
Chilling footage on the British national’s Instagram shows him driving along the Great Ocean Rd before reaching the Twelve Apostles on Friday.
He can be heard calling out in excitement as he films the sprawling landscape from the passenger seat.
In a later clip, Mr King points to a Parks Victoria sign which warns of unstable cliffs and snakes.