People have praised an Australian Sign Language (Auslan) interpreter after they had to sign their way through a bizarre press conference about naked sunbathers being startled by a deer. If you've ever wondered what the sign for 'startled by a deer' might be, you can watch below:
As you can see in the footage above, the Auslan interpreter really thinks on her feet when up against the truly weird story that saw the New South Wales Police Commissioner call out two men who were fined AU$1,000 (£547) over the weekend for breaking lockdown restrictions.
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And when the video was posted to social media, viewers couldn't help but love the way the interpreter handled the odd phrases thrown her way.
One said: "This is the best thing today! Thank you to the two men for sun baking, the deer for startling, the policeman for retelling the story and the Auslan interpreter for retelling it beautifully!"
Another wrote: "That Auslan lady deserves an OSCAR for not breaking character during that performance."
Sydney residents were told on Saturday (26 June) they had to stay at home unless they had to complete a necessary task like grocery shopping or exercise as part of a two-week lockdown.
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So you can imagine authorities being fairly annoyed with two blokes who ditched the health advice and went sun bathing on a beach on the NSW South Coast.
But the circumstances of how they managed to be caught are purely outrageous.
"Unbelievably, we saw two men sunbaking naked on a beach on the South Coast," Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told reporters.
There arrival of the deer however was enough to send them scurrying into the bushes.
Authorities found a 30-year-old naked man on the walking track near Lady Wakehurst Drive in the Royal National Park, which is about 40kms south of Sydney's centre. They also found a 49-year-old 'partially clothed' man later on.
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Commissioner Fuller said this situation instance should illustrates why people should just stay at home.
"It's difficult to legislate against idiots," he said. "But clearly putting people at risk by leaving home without a proper reason, and I think then not only on top of that but then getting lost in the national park and diverting important resources away from the health operation, I think they should be embarrassed.
"But, again, they both received a $1,000 fine."
New South Wales recorded 18 new locally acquired cases of the coronavirus today (28 June) and authorities are pleading with people across the city to stay at home.
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