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Sydney police fine 2 nude men for violating COVID-19 lockdown rules
AUSTRALIA Two men sunbathing nude at a park beach in June ran into the bushland after being scared by an aggressive deer, causing them to get lost and need emergency rescue, according to the LGBTQ publication Star Observer.
The two men called emergency services, and police sent a helicopter, an ambulance and searchers to the gay nude beach area 25 miles south of Sydney to locate the unclothed 30- and 49-year-old men.
Police fined the two men $1,000 each and issued citations to 42 others for breaching public health orders. Sydney is under a lockdown until July 9 as health officials try to stem a new COVID-19 outbreak. Travel outside of Sydney is prohibited.