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'Sickening': Former AFL gun's plea to thieves over stolen footage
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Koby Stevens and Australian Hollywood star Eric Bana had been working on the upcoming footy documentary for five years when Stevens' car was broken into in St Kilda. The "brazen" thieves stole camera gear and a hard drive containing hours of interviews for the project. Thieves have stolen footage for an upcoming footy documentary from homegrown Hollywood star Eric Bana and former AFL player Koby Stevens. (Supplied) "It's kind of sickening. You know, we never usually travel with that sort of gear," Stevens told Today this morning. "And it just happens to be that it was in my car for a bit and I was packing, unloading." Luckily for Stevens and Bana, the documentary footage was backed up and all is not lost. But the ex-AFL great said he still didn't want the hours of unaired footage to be in the wrong hands. "It's more about that there's something out in the world that no one's seen," he continued. Luckily for Stevens and Bana, the documentary footage was backed up and all is not lost. (9News) "For me, as someone who's been creating and running that project with a big team who have had my back the whole way, it's about protecting that." Stevens said he hoped the offenders would realise the sentimentality of the hard drive's contents. He pleaded for the thieves to return it, even anonymously. Stevens said he was unloading the car when it was broken into. (Instgaram/@koby____) "If they have it, just drop it off. There's not much you can do with it," he added. "People know now what it is. So that's the message "Look, you can have my camera equipment for stealing my stuff, but just drop the hard drive off." He pleaded for the thieves to return it, even anonymously. (Today) The film, Thrive , is due to enter post-production at the end of the year. "The film's pretty game-changing and on that hard drive was some pretty game-changing stuff," Stevens said yesterday. "It's just the sensitive nature of it all, that's now floating around in Melbourne somewhere." national AFL police crime theft Australia Melbourne Victoria CONTACT US
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Community mourns crash victim who came to Australia with a 'big dream'
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A young international student who died in a car crash early this morning has been remembered as a "generous" and "kind" young man. Friends say Syed Prottoy had moved to Adelaide to build a better future. Prottoy was in the back passenger seat, while his two friends were in the front, when their Mazda swerved off a road near Yankalilla on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula at about 3.30am today. Syed Prottoy was in the back passenger seat and his two friends were in the front when their Mazda swerved off a road near Yankalilla on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula at about 3.30pm today. (9News) The 20-year-old student died at the scene. Community leader Mahbub Siraz Tuhin said the student had come to Australia "with a big dream". "At the start of their dream, it's simply ended," he said. "This boy was very talented, very generous, very nice and kind hearted. Everyone loves this boy." The two other men in the car, both 21 years old and fellow international students, were rushed to hospital for surgery. "Very shocking situation for them as well, like mentally and psychologically," Tuhin said. "They in a traumatised situation now." Emergency services rushed to the scene and the road was closed for most of the day. (9News) Parawa Road was closed in both directions for much of the day as major crash police began to piece together how the tragedy unfolded. There are reports the Mazda's driver had swerved to avoid a kangaroo, which is a hazard the area is notorious for. The Royal Automobile Association senior manager of road safety Charles Mountain said drivers should not swerve to avoid the animal. "As unpalatable as it may seem," Mountain said. "The best course of action that you can take is to brake as firmly as you possibly can." 9News understands a one of the victims' smart phones first alerted emergency services to the incident, sensing something had gone wrong using crash detection technology and sending a call for help. South Australia's Bangladeshi community has come together to support the victim's family back home. "His family is eagerly waiting to see for the last time their kid, so that's a very emotional moment for them," Tuhin said. South Australia crashes SA police police road toll road accident CONTACT US
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Missing backpacker Carolina Wilga found alive in remote WA outback
By Eleanor Wilson - 24 minutes ago Missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga has been found alive in the remote Western Australian outback. 9News understands Wilga was picked up by a member of the public near Beacon, more than 300 kilometres north-east of Perth in the Wheatbelt region. The 26-year-old had been missing since June 29 . READ MORE: Hunt for rider after nine-year-old girl run over by dirt bike in Rosemeadow Police released images of Carolina Wilga's bogged van in the hours before the backpacker was found. (WA Police) The aerial shots show just how remote the area is where Wilga's van was abandoned. (WA Police) Police released new footage today of Wilga's bogged van, showing just how stuck it was when the backpacker abandoned it. Inspector Martin Glynn said police believed Wilga made "extensive efforts" to free her vehicle from remote terrain after it became bogged. "She'd used MAXTRAX and pieces of wood to try to free the vehicle from its location but unfortunately was unsuccessful," he said. "Quite frankly it's really inhospitable ground to move through easily, and as I said, it has rained recently, there are wet spots and vehicles will get bogged often." Trackers deployed to Beacon had struggled to find any evidence of the 26-year-old leaving her vehicle, Glynn had said. Carolina Wilga stopped at a petrol station in Toodyay about 4.30pm the day before she was last seen. (WA Police) Inspector Martin Glynn said police believe Wilga made "extensive efforts" to free her vehicle from remote terrain after it became bogged. (Nine) "The area has been subject to some rain and it's very firm ground so unfortunately we haven't been able to identify a direction of travel," he said. Police today conducted a 300-metre search around the vehicle for any sign of the missing backpacker. More to come. DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play . Western Australia Australia National WA Police Missing Persons
