Northern Territory man ‘Jason’ calls cops after getting lost in his own backyard with Mumbles the dog 14 YEARS AGOMARCH 05, 2014 4:47PM

HE IS the self-confessed “idiot” saved by police just 300m from home after a two-hour ordeal lost on his own property. Countless midge bites and scratches from sharp bushes are the temporary reminders of his ill-fated adventure. The ribbing from family and friends might last longer — but he is determined they will never know. For being a good sport, the NT News agreed to hide his identity, but our man, who we will call Jason, is feeling pretty embarrassed. “I don’t even know how it happened — I turned to come back and all of a sudden I was in long grass,” he said. “I just thought ‘Where the bloody hell am I?’.” Too embarrassed to show his face: NT Tradie ‘Jason’, pictured with his faithful dog Mumbl Too embarrassed to show his face: NT Tradie ‘Jason’, pictured with his faithful dog Mumbles, had to be rescued by police after getting lost in his own backyard. Source: NTNews The 30-something tradie, who moved from Sydney in September, was drinking a few beers and watching UFC at his parents’ 8ha Noonamah property on Monday night when — about four or five Coopers down — family dog Mumbles began making a fuss. He went to the window and saw what he believed was a dingo. In hindsight, he says, he really had no idea. Not wanting Mumbles to be in any danger, Jason — who assures us he wasn’t drunk — walked in the direction of the unknown beast wearing nothing but shorts and carrying only his dying phone. He had been at the property for only two weeks and soon lost his bearings in the thick scrub. “I was talking to my missus on Facebook while I was out there ... in the end I said to her ‘It’s time to call for help’,” he said. “The first time I called triple 0 (the operator) said it wasn’t an emergency. “I said ‘It’s an emergency to me!’ and she hung up. “The next guy was better and he contacted police.”

Ads by Keep NowAd Options “I’m an idiot,” admits ‘Jason’ the Northern Territory tradie who called cops after gettin “I’m an idiot,” admits ‘Jason’ the Northern Territory tradie who called cops after getting lost in his own backyard. Source: NTNews Jason is no Harry Butler, but he remembered it wasn’t wise to keep wandering if lost. He sat down and slept for an hour while the midges did their best on his legs. “I woke up and heard someone yelling and I could see a bit of a torch,” he said. “It was friggin’ relief — I just thought ‘thank God’.” “I’m an idiot,” he said. Jason thanked the neighbour who helped with the rescue. He also thanked police for their efforts. Jason’s mishap follows the story of the Territory man who called police to report his car had been stolen from a hardware store car park — it was later found in the same spot where he had parked it earlier. “You have to have a good sense of humour in the NT Police at times,” Senior Sergeant Garry Smith said. “We all have (had) a bad day. Anyway, happy customer service provided by your local police.”

Submitted on 03/04/2014

Submitted by: Vivienne Miller
Reference: News.com.au 5.3.14

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James said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
Thanks, Vivienne! While this is certainly humorous and definitely embarrassing to the victim, this sort of thing could happen to ANYONE (especially in rural areas)! I don't see any stupidity, and in fact I have to commend him for owning his situation and contacting police. Had he just wandered off, he could have gotten into real trouble! :-)

Candi said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
What James said. This also took place in *Australia*. It's frighteningly easy to get lost in some areas, and it doesn't have the reputation 'everything is trying to kill you' for a reason.

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