A 48-year-old Australian man has died while hiking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, the ABC understands.
abc.net.au/news/australian-believed-to-have-died-while-hiking-kokoda-track/102233018An Australian man has died while walking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, the ABC understands.His group attempted CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the hospitalA spokesperson for Port Moresby's Pacific International Hospital said the 48-year-old was brought in on Sunday night when he was pronounced dead.
The spokesperson said the man fainted on the track while he was walking and those with him attempted CPR. The Kokoda Track Authority said it was called by trekking company, Adventure Kokoda, about the death.KTA said it had contacted local police to begin an investigation.The 96-kilometre jungle trail through the Owen Stanley mountain range marks out the site of fierce fighting between Australian and Japanese troops during World War II.April is one of the peak periods forThe ABC has contacted Adventure Kokoda and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.
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