Here is another example of wasted taxpayer money:
A NIGHT of drunken skylarking has left a Ukrainian tourist with a hangover he will always remember – and taxpayers with a huge bill.
After a night on the drink, the 19-year-old man scaled down a cliff at Sydney’s northern beaches suburb of Manly but got stuck half way and passed out, The Daily Telegraph reports.
After being alerted by a fisherman, rescue workers found him asleep on his back on a ledge 30m above sea level at North Head early yesterday morning.
The rescue operation will cost taxpayers at least $10,000.
But the man will only be charged the cost of the road trip to hospital – likely to be as little as $700. [The Daily Telegraph]
