Northern Territory Police have confirmed that the three people who absconded from the Howard Springs quarantine facility on the outskirts of Darwin on Wednesday morning have been found. This comes after it was reported that they scaled the fence and fled the area at 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday. The three absconders, all teenagers from Binjari, near Katherine, are close contacts from that community and have been taken back to Howard Springs. Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker said they were located on the outskirts of Palmerston, a planned satellite city of Darwin 10km from Howard Springs. They had tried to flee when they spotted police but were ultimately apprehended. Chalker said it’s likely that loneliness and isolation contributed to the trio’s decision to abscond, considering they are accustomed to living in overcrowded conditions rather than in a single room alone. “We cannot have human resources on every single access and egress point,” …
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