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Renee Zellweger sells Spanish Hacienda in just TWO WEEKS

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actress Renée Zellweger has sold her California home just </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/ren-e-zellweger-sells-sprawling-spanish-hacienda" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">two weeks after first listing it</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - and for an even heftier price than expected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spanish-style ranch </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/21540-Hillside-Dr_Topanga_CA_90290_M12624-99501" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">was listed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for $AUD 7.98 million ($USD 5.99 million), quickly selling for $8.52 million ($USD 6.4 million) according to </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/25/renee-zellweger-sells-cali-spread-for-6-4m-in-less-than-two-weeks/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Post</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to property records, Zellweger first bought the home in 2015 for $ 4.53 million ($USD 3.4 million).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her decision to sell the property - which has undergone a “down-to-the-studs” rebuild - comes amidst rumours that she is spending more time with new beau Ant Anstead.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLjgC2J8bH/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLjgC2J8bH/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by ant anstead (@ant_anstead)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anstead and Zellweger have been dating since June this year, according to </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Post</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bridget Jones’ Diary</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> star has also received some heat recently over a controversial fat suit she was spotted in on the set of crime series, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Thing About Pam</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, in her role as real-life, convicted-killer Pam Hupp.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Getty Images</span></em></p>

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Renée Zellweger sells sprawling Spanish Hacienda

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actress Renée Zellweger is selling her private California ranch, prompting rumours she is making a sea change with her new beau.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bridget Jones</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Judy</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> star has listed her 9-acre property for $USD 5,999,999 ($AUD 8,136,970), as </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/renee-zellweger-selling-her-haute-hacienda-in-topanga/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reports</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of her romance with recently-divorced Ant Anstead have surfaced.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anstead recently purchased a home in Laguna Beach, where Zellweger had </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://people.com/home/renee-zellweger-selling-spanish-style-l-a-home-for-6m-amid-ant-anstead-romance/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reportedly</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> been spending “a lot of time” with the British actor, a source told </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">PEOPLE</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/21540-Hillside-Dr_Topanga_CA_90290_M12624-99501" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the listing</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Zellweger has given her home a total, “down-to-the-studs” rebuild since purchasing it for $USD 3.35 million in 2015.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enclosed by private gates, the sprawling “authentic Spanish Hacienda” home boasts views of the Topanga and Malibu hills from nearly every room and is surrounded by wilderness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inside, the home has four bedrooms, Venetian-plastered arches, three fireplaces, a media room, and a chef’s kitchen boasting top-of-the-line appliances.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 410-square-metre home also includes a lounge room that opens out to a pool and patio, and is floored with hardwood and Spanish tiles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pool sits next to a spa tub and firepit in a large tiled area that offers a great spot for entertaining guests or soaking up the views.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Images: Getty Images, realtor.com</span></em></p>

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“Brutal”: Alicia Molik’s “torturous” SAS Australia experience

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The premiere of <em>SAS Australia</em> saw recruits being tear-gassed, pushed out of a helicopter, and stripped down to their underwear, and one recruit received a severe scolding from chief instructor Ant Middleton.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After celebrating crossing a ladder attached to a hovering helicopter, retired tennis star Alicia Molik <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9985311/Alicia-Molik-dressed-Ant-Middleton-SAS-Australia-blatant-showboating.html" target="_blank">was scolded</a> for her display of showboating and pushed into the water.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Do you think that’s a f***ing laugh? Drop in the water! Get in the water, go!” Ant shouted before pushing her off the ledge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once they were both back on land, Ant got right up in Alicia’s face while berating her.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Where is she? P*ss take! Number 17 get here! What did I say to you at the beginning?” he shouted.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7844015/alicia-molik2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b304c40c00d74519ae2913053236feb0" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: SAS Australia / Channel 7</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is not a f***ing game show is it?! Is it? Do you think this is a f***ing game show? Do you think that’s a f***ing laugh? Do you think that’s a joke?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an earlier segment of the show, Alicia revealed how she has used her ego to her advantage on the tennis court.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve seen a lot of egos in sport, particularly international sport. I think someone having a bit of an ego can help someone… it fuels the desire really,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, after her celebration was perceived as being too egotistical, Alicia later agreed that she had not shown discipline.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I didn’t show it today. I got up there with the camaraderie. Everyone’s pumping each other up. I had a mental let-up,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to the show’s premiere on Monday night, Alicia shared her “brutal” and “torturous” experience in an interview with </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/tennis-champ-alicia-molik-on-her-time-on-sas-australia/news-story/78d2cb59ec85442d0d56449f855a86cb" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Advertiser</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7844016/alicia-molik3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/75b7eddf59814daf847850f1d73eae5f" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: SAS Australia / Channel 7</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I enjoyed training like a demon for that period of time and it was a great experience. But it was brutal and it’s torture and that is not fun at all,” Alicia said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mother of two explained that she was pushed to her limits by “constantly being in fight or flight mode”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You are thrown into a situation and told what to do in that second - there is no preparation,” she explained.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You don’t know when you’ll have your next meal, or when sleep is coming. Your mind is constantly ticking overtime.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: SAS Australia / Channel 7</span></em></p>

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Renée Zellweger has a new man on the scene

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renée Zellweger has a new man on the scene and it’s none other than reality star Ant Anstead.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two-time Oscar winner, 52, reportedly hit it off with Anstead on the set of his upcoming Discovery+ series <em>Celebrity IOU Joyride</em>, a spin-off of <em>Celebrity IOU. </em></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zellweger had the chance to appear in an episode earlier this month, and People have just confirmed the pair are official. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actress and reality star’s romance didn’t spark off until Zellweger returned to the set to drop off work boots for Anstead. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The announcement of the couple follows just days after </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anstead finalised his divorce from ex Christina Haack, 37. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842036/zellwegger-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/a94ddbb2551c42cd8d1cb6d16a44af70" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Images: Getty</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together they share son Hudson, 21 months. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Ant and I have made the difficult decision to separate. We are grateful for each other and as always, our children will remain our priority," Haack wrote in September 2020. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We appreciate your support and ask for privacy for us and our family as we navigate the future."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An official divorce was filed in November 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zellweger has had the bug of love a few times as well, as she was previously married to Kenny Chesney in 2005, and was in a relationship with Jim Carrey from 1999 to 2000. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The beloved star has also been linked to stars Jack White and Bradley Cooper.</span></p>

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Rebel Wilson heart-breaking admission: “So sad”

<p>Rebel Wilson is as straight forward and honest as they come, quickly shooting to stardom for her affable personality and hilarious comedy gigs.</p> <p>But now the actress has opened up about her own heart-breaking experience with sexual harassment in Hollywood, admitting she is still not comfortable naming who the perpetrator.</p> <p>The 40-year-old spoke candidly on Ant Middleton’s show<span> </span><em>Straight Talking</em>, saying an actor asked her to perform an act on him, while his friends watched and recorded it.</p> <p>"Then he pulled down his pants and I was a bit entrapped in a room," she said, adding that both he and his friends were harassing her.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3mQOKrvfY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3mQOKrvfY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>When asked if she had reported the situation, she responded: "I called my agent immediately and said this happened. We made an official complaint to the studio.</p> <p>"But I'm such a professional that I was like, well I'm still going to continue with the job. Which now I might not have."</p> <p>The beloved A-lister also revealed that a similar situation happened when she was in a hotel room in Australia.</p> <p>"One was with a director in a hotel room, but nothing happened because, (this was in Australia), his wife called abusing him saying he was trying to sleep with me,” she said.</p> <p>"Things that happened to me aren't that severe, but I'm still scared of naming the people.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKCOs2Rl6Ia/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKCOs2Rl6Ia/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Ant Middleton (@antmiddleton)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Rebel went on to reveal that losing 20kg was also sparked by years of self loathing, saying that she felt “so sad” for her former self.</p> <p>She went on to say that she felt "so sad" for herself.</p> <p>"I wasn't loving myself in the way that I should from 20 to 40 – that's 20 years. I feel so sad that I did that to myself, just not loving yourself in the right way," she said.</p>

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Vic aged care patient’s leg found infested with ants

<p><strong>WARNING: Graphic content.</strong></p> <p>Victoria’s aged care nurses are being overworked and understaffed during the coronavirus, and that was shown quite clearly through the horrific living conditions some elderly residents are being left in.<br /><br /><em>The Guardian</em> reported on Sunday that one woman had been left in bed with a bloodied bandage on her leg, which soon became overrun with ants.<br /><br />The 95-year-old nursing home resident known as Milka succumbed to her injuries and passed away on Sunday morning.<br /><br />Milka is just one of many who missed out on the care she desperately deserved and needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic completely annihilating Melbourne’s aged care system.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7837385/covid-cases-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3d1e698a228448439dbd9f54792e044a" /><br /><br />The footage and photos of Mila’s leg were taken inside a private residential aged care home in Melbourne on Tuesday.<br /><br />Two weeks earlier, a staff member at the facility had contracted COVID-19.<br /><br />The virus quickly spread through the facility, and it resulted in some residents being left without food or water for 18 hours.<br /><br />It was also revealed that faeces remained on the floor as staff rushed from one critically ill patient to another.<br /><br />On some days, there were only two staff members looking after 68 residents.<br /><br />Most staff members had been sent home sick.<br /><br />In a press conference on Monday morning, Premier Daniel Andrews acknowledged the terrible conditions in which Milka died.<br /><br />“I have not seen the footage but I have been briefed on it, that is just shameful and would be very distressing for everybody concerned,” he said.<br /><br />“That footage relates to a particular facility which we have now taken over.<br /><br />“Hospital nurses have gone and taken over in a number of these situations and I think they have taken over for good reasons.”<br /><br />Milka’s family told <em>The Guardian</em> they do not blame the nursing home.<br /><br />They say until COVID-19 swept through the aged care centre, she was provided with amazing care.</p>

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7 surprising ways to get rid of ants around the home

<p>Ants are houseguests no one wants to cater for and if you don’t deal with them straight away they can quickly spiral into a problem that’s out of control.</p> <p>That being said, traditional methods of getting rid of ants like emptying half a can of bug spray on the nest are not only ineffective, but harmful for your home.</p> <p>The good news is you don’t need to tolerate the ant’s presence.</p> <p>The folks at <a href="http://www.tiphero.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tip Hero</strong></span></a> have put together a video outlining seven surprising (yet very effective) ways to get rid of ants in and around the home. While a few of the methods seem a little out of left field, they are all reliable ways to get the job done.</p> <p>What’s your go to method for getting rid of ants, and how effective is it? Is there any tips that you’d suggest we should try ourselves?</p> <p>Let us know in the comments below.  </p> <p><em>Video credit: Rumble / Tip Hero </em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/04/uses-for-vinegar-in-the-garden/" target="_blank">10 uses for vinegar in the garden</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/health/body/2016/04/researchers-discover-why-bed-bugs-survive-insecticides/">Researchers discover why bed bugs survive insecticides</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/" target="_blank"><strong>Top tips for growing tomatoes</strong></a></em></span></p> <p> </p>

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The secret to getting rid of ants overnight

<p>There’s nothing worse than finding a long trail of ants in the kitchen. While you can squash these tiny insects with a finger that rarely solves the problem as they only seem to return with their whole army in force. If you’re not a fan of the odour or chemicals in insect repellents, here’s an all-natural solution that works wonders in getting rid of ants fast. The secret is the 100 per cent natural product, Borax, which is found in most ant-control products. </p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What you need: </span></strong></p> <ul> <li>1 cup of warm water</li> <li>1/2 cup of sugar</li> <li>2 tablespoons of Borax</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How to: </span></strong></p> <p>1. Mix ingredients together and soak cotton balls with mixture. Leave cotton balls near trails of ants overnight.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/natural-ways-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/"></a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/how-to-sharpen-knife-with-mug/">Genius trick to sharpen knives without sharpener</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/natural-ways-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/"></a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/how-to-keep-food-for-longer/">15 great kitchen hacks to extend the life of food and save on waste</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/natural-ways-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/"></a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2016/01/dirty-home-items/">5 surprisingly dirty things in your house</a></strong></em></span></p>

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62-year-old survives 6 days in the outback by eating ants

<p>In a remarkable story of survival, a 62-year-old man in West Australia has survived being lost without food and water in the outback for almost a week, by lying underneath a tree and eating black ants.</p><p>Tactical Response Group (TRG) trackers found Reginald Foggerdy in the remote West Australian Goldfields on Tuesdays, having looked for the hunter for the previous six days.</p><p>Mr Foggerdy had reportedly been on a hunting trip 170kms east of Laverton, when he left a campsite he was sharing last Wednesday. When he didn’t return in morning the alarm was raised.</p><p><img width="497" height="305" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/9940/man-survives-outback-by-eating-ants-two_497x305.jpg" alt="Man Survives Outback By Eating Ants Two" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p><p><em>Image credit: Facebook / WA Police</em></p><p>Superintendent Andy Greatwood told 702 ABC Perth of Mr Foggerdy’s impressive survival instincts, “[He was] extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, but he's received treatment, first aid, on the ground and it's fair to say he's now sitting up and talking, so it's looking very positive. His last couple of days of survival were achieved by lying down under a tree and eating black ants, so that's the level of survival that Mr Foggerdy has gone to. [He had] no water whatsoever for six days.”</p><p>The breakthrough in the search was reportedly made when Mr Foggerdy lost one of his thongs, which made him leave more distinct footprints for trackers to follow. Mr Foggerdy was flown to a Kalgoorlie hospital by The Royal Flying Doctor service where he is currently in a stable condition.</p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/09/koala-survives-car-collision/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Koala hit by car travelling 100kph and survives</strong></em></span></a></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/09/drought-wedding-photo-charity/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Couple’s wedding photo raised $15000 for charity</strong></em></span></a></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/03/heatwave-every-day-in-boulia/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>The Queensland town that endured a heatwave for 26 days straight</strong></em></span></a></p>

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62-year-old survives 6 days in the outback by eating ants

<p>In a remarkable story of survival, a 62-year-old man in West Australia has survived being lost without food and water in the outback for almost a week, by lying underneath a tree and eating black ants.</p><p>Tactical Response Group (TRG) trackers found Reginald Foggerdy in the remote West Australian Goldfields on Tuesdays, having looked for the hunter for the previous six days.</p><p>Mr Foggerdy had reportedly been on a hunting trip 170kms east of Laverton, when he left a campsite he was sharing last Wednesday. When he didn’t return in morning the alarm was raised.</p><p><img width="497" height="305" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/9940/man-survives-outback-by-eating-ants-two_497x305.jpg" alt="Man Survives Outback By Eating Ants Two" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p><p><em>Image credit: Facebook / WA Police</em></p><p>Superintendent Andy Greatwood told 702 ABC Perth of Mr Foggerdy’s impressive survival instincts, “[He was] extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, but he's received treatment, first aid, on the ground and it's fair to say he's now sitting up and talking, so it's looking very positive. His last couple of days of survival were achieved by lying down under a tree and eating black ants, so that's the level of survival that Mr Foggerdy has gone to. [He had] no water whatsoever for six days.”</p><p>The breakthrough in the search was reportedly made when Mr Foggerdy lost one of his thongs, which made him leave more distinct footprints for trackers to follow. Mr Foggerdy was flown to a Kalgoorlie hospital by The Royal Flying Doctor service where he is currently in a stable condition.</p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/09/koala-survives-car-collision/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Koala hit by car travelling 100kph and survives</strong></em></span></a></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/09/drought-wedding-photo-charity/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Couple’s wedding photo raised $15000 for charity</strong></em></span></a></p><p><a href="/news/news/2015/03/heatwave-every-day-in-boulia/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>The Queensland town that endured a heatwave for 26 days straight</strong></em></span></a></p>

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