Two female backpackers have survived a terrifying ordeal after a man allegedly tried to kidnap and murder them in South Australian bushland on Tuesday. Suffering serious injuries, the women, aged in their 20s, were discovered by fishermen near Salt Creek in Coorong National Park just before 6.30pm. "One of the victims was able to run away and came across some people fishing in the area," said Superintendent James Blandford. "They were able to ... make a call to the police." Police searched the area and arrested a 59-year-old man from Adelaide, about two hours north-east of the site of the alleged kidnapping. The backpackers, whose nationality is not known, told police they had met the man the previous day. The women were on their way from Adelaide to Victoria with the man and stopped at Salt Creek to spend the night. The man reportedly turned on them allegedly holding them captive and sexually assaulting them before trying to kill them. The women are in a stable condition. The man has been charged with attempted murder and kidnapping. theage.com.au -Read more