Man arrested after trying to flee Australia on jetski

A 57-year-old UK man who was wanted for alleged drug offences has tried to flee Australia to Papua New Guinea on a jetski while armed with a crossbow.

A man was apprehended in the Torres Strait attempting to flee Australia on a jet ski. Source: AAP

A wanted British man who fled Australia on a jet ski and armed with a crossbow, almost made the 140 kilometre journey across the Torres Strait from Cape York to Papua New Guinea.

He was apprehended at mudflats on the eastern side of Saibai Island - just a few kilometres from PNG.

Police say the man, 57, is wanted for drug-related offences in Western Australia and will be extradited back there.

Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Source: Google Maps

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