Kokoda trekkers 'should pass fitness tests'
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Yesterday, 55-year-old Sydney man Phillip Brunskill died from a suspected heart attack while taking part in a trek. He is the fourth Australian to die on the Kokoda Track this year. Earlier today a woman from the same group as Mr Brunskill had to be evacuated because of health concerns.
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- News Source: The Australian | about 1 month agoAustralian lives at risk by failing to prepare trekkers. As tributes poured in for the father-of-two who died at the weekend while attempting the Kokoda Track, Adventure Kokoda founder Charlie Lynn said anyone who wanted to go on the trek should...
- News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month agoHe was at the gym most days, his family says, and trekked around Epping carrying a backpack and trailed by his dog, Moxon. At 55, the accountant had taken the precaution of medical tests, including a heart check, and received the all-clear for Kokoda.
- News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 month agoYesterday, 55-year-old Sydney man Phillip Brunskill died from a suspected heart attack while taking part in a trek. He is the fourth Australian to die on the Kokoda Track this year. Earlier today a woman from the same group as Mr Brunskill had to be...
- News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 month agoKokoda Track after nearly completing the trek in the same group which saw a man die of a heart attack at the start of the route. The woman in her 60s is being taken for treatment in Port Moresby after complaining of nausea and dizziness, the ABC...
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- Blog Source: blogs.abc.net.auAlso some terrific discussion about the Kokoda Track - another lady was evacuated to hospital from the Track today after suffering physical difficulties. So do we really know how tough the journey is? Do people really understand how ...
- Blog Source: blogs.abc.net.auEach year it seems more and more Aussies are making a pilgrimage to the Kokoda track. It's a trek of some 96 kilometres, through some of the toughest terrain imaginable. Some have even described it as being more difficult than...
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