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
