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| Police holding new search in backpacker beach attack case in South Australia | Police holding new search in backpacker beach attack case in South Australia |
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| A new search of the Salt Creek crime scene is being conducted as investigations continue into the attack on two foreign backpackers at a remote beach south-east of Adelaide. | |
| Detectives from the special Coorong task force were to spend four hours in the area on Saturday. | Detectives from the special Coorong task force were to spend four hours in the area on Saturday. |
| Related: Backpackers allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted at South Australian campsite | Related: Backpackers allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted at South Australian campsite |
| They have previously vowed to conduct as large a search as was necessary. | |
| Detectives are also still checking missing-person files across Australia to determine if there are any links to the attack on Tuesday. | Detectives are also still checking missing-person files across Australia to determine if there are any links to the attack on Tuesday. |
| A 59-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences including unlawful sexual intercourse and attempted murder. | A 59-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences including unlawful sexual intercourse and attempted murder. |
| He allegedly attacked the two women, who are aged in their 20s, at a remote beachside campsite in the Coorong national park. | He allegedly attacked the two women, who are aged in their 20s, at a remote beachside campsite in the Coorong national park. |
| One has since been released from hospital while her companion remains under care with serious head injuries and is yet to talk with investigators. | One has since been released from hospital while her companion remains under care with serious head injuries and is yet to talk with investigators. |
| Assistant Commissioner Doug Barr said the women had been subject to a terrifying incident that had shocked police and the wider community. | Assistant Commissioner Doug Barr said the women had been subject to a terrifying incident that had shocked police and the wider community. |