Vandal demands peanut butter sandwich to end Australian bridge stand-off

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-07 · 02:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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On Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia, a man scaled the eastern tower of the Bolte Bridge, a 140-meter-high cantilever bridge. He painted a large cartoon bird on the structure, causing disruption to morning commuter traffic. The man created a stand-off with police by refusing to descend and demanding a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone. A lane on the bridge was closed as a result of the incident. Victoria Police confirmed the man remained in a restricted area and was refusing police directions to come down.

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A man has scaled the bridge and remains in a restricted area on the eastern tower. He is refusing to follow police direction and come down.

quotePaul Hogan, acting sergeant with Victoria Police

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The incident disrupted morning commuter traffic and closed a lane on the Bolte Bridge.

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The man demanded a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone.

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The man painted a giant cartoon bird on the bridge tower.

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A man scaled a 140-meter-high tower of a cantilever bridge in Melbourne.

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A man ⁠scaled the 140-metre-high (460 ⁠foot) tower of ⁠a cantilever bridge in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday and painted a giant cartoon bird on it, disrupting morning commuter traffic.The man demanded ‌a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone before he would come down, causing a stand-off with police and closing a lane on the Bolte Bridge.“A man has scaled the bridge and remains in a restricted area ⁠on the eastern tower. He is refusing to follow police direction ‌and come down,” said Paul Hogan, an acting sergeant with Victoria Police.

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