There was once road rage, and then came trolley rage and now there's surf rage. An Australian surfer has been banned from riding the waves on nine Sydney beaches for harassing several people, including a church minister and a local lifeguard after clashes in the surf. The surfer, John Dunne, 34, is facing 29 counts of assault, stalking and malicious damage to property.

A prisoner in Australia didn't dig, or bust his way out of prison. He made his escape by losing so much weight, he was able to squeeze though a hole he made in a brick wall. Reuters reports Robert Cole was in the Sydney jail for stealing and assault. He lost around 30-pounds so he could slip through the hole next to a window in the hospital of the maximum security prison.

Sydney police say one person is dead and three others seriously injured after apparently inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas," in a car. Early Sunday morning, in the suburb of Toongabbie, four people were found unconscious inside the car. It is reported the man who stumbled on the scene ran to the nearest house for help, screaming the car was full of gas.

Sydney police say one person is dead and three others seriously injured after apparently inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas," in a car. Early Sunday morning, in the suburb of Toongabbie, four people were found unconscious inside the car. It is reported the man who stumbled on the scene ran to the nearest house for help, screaming the car was full of gas.

The Washington County sheriff's office announces Tuesday that a man thought to have disappeared while hiking in southwest Utah has been traced to Australia. Bryan Butas, 35, planned to go hiking alone July 30 near Leeds. The following day, his car was found near the Oak Grove campground in Dixie National Forest.