World IN BRIEF : AUSTRALIA : Searchers Find Last of Missing Chinese
Searchers have found the final missing man who was among 56 Chinese boat people who came ashore in northwestern Australia last month, customs officials said. The man was walking along a road when spotted by searchers in a helicopter. He was about 18 miles from the area where 35 of the boat people showed up 10 days ago. Their wooden boat came ashore on Dec. 31. Most of the others were found last weekend in Australia’s harsh outback. They survived by eating snakes, small crocodiles and lizards. The refugees face charges of entering the country illegally.
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