'Irish backpacker' rescued from Australian roof after drunken nap

A young man, understood to be an Irish backpacker, was rescued by Australian emergency services after going for a nap on a roof and becoming stranded.

Senior Sergeant Garry Smith wrote about the incident on the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services Facebook page.

After highlighting a number of unusual call-outs, he said their latest strange rescue involved "a backpacker stuck up on a roof after the ‘gee-eyed’ male decided this was a good place for a ‘kip’."