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| British backpacker saved by texting location to father | British backpacker saved by texting location to father |
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| A British backpacker held against her will during a car trip in Australia was rescued by police after texting her location to her father in England. | A British backpacker held against her will during a car trip in Australia was rescued by police after texting her location to her father in England. |
| The woman, 20, had agreed to ride with a man from their hostel in south-east Queensland to Brisbane, police said. | The woman, 20, had agreed to ride with a man from their hostel in south-east Queensland to Brisbane, police said. |
| But when he began driving in the opposite direction, she demanded to get out of the car. The man refused. | But when he began driving in the opposite direction, she demanded to get out of the car. The man refused. |
| Police intercepted the pair at Gympie, 90km (55 miles) from the hostel, after her father contacted them. | Police intercepted the pair at Gympie, 90km (55 miles) from the hostel, after her father contacted them. |
| The 22-year-old driver, from Sweden, was arrested and taken to hospital for medical treatment. | The 22-year-old driver, from Sweden, was arrested and taken to hospital for medical treatment. |
| 'I was so scared' | 'I was so scared' |
| The local Courier Mail newspaper named the woman as Mary Kate Heys, from Manchester. Police said she was not hurt. | The local Courier Mail newspaper named the woman as Mary Kate Heys, from Manchester. Police said she was not hurt. |
| The newspaper quoted Ms Heys as saying that the man woke her up at 04:30 local time on Monday (18:30 GMT on Sunday) at the Mooloolaba hostel, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and she agreed to go on a road trip with him. | |
| She reportedly began to feel unsafe when he changed plans and said they should drive to Far North Queensland. | She reportedly began to feel unsafe when he changed plans and said they should drive to Far North Queensland. |
| "I was so scared and I thought I was going to die," Ms Heys told The Courier-Mail. | "I was so scared and I thought I was going to die," Ms Heys told The Courier-Mail. |
| She sent her father text messages reading "I need you to call Australian Police" and "I've been taken by a man … please hurry", the paper reported. | She sent her father text messages reading "I need you to call Australian Police" and "I've been taken by a man … please hurry", the paper reported. |
| The Swedish man will not face charges after the British woman withdrew her complaint against him, police said. | The Swedish man will not face charges after the British woman withdrew her complaint against him, police said. |