‘I thought it was a dream’: Car stolen as campers slept in trailer in Victoria

A pair was sleeping inside their camper trailer when a thief tried to steal it in Victoria.

Brock Momcilovic, his girlfriend Jedha Kinder, and their two canines had been within the trailer and annex on the Cumberland River relaxation cease on the Great Ocean Road on Saturday, when an unknown man jumped inside their automotive and drove off.

“We were asleep and my partner woke up and said the car was running. She tried to wake me and jumped out of bed,” Momcilovic stated.

The stolen camper was present in Lorne. (Supplied)

“I woke up and the car was already on the move.”

Kinder and the 2 canines had been dragged 200 metres up the street earlier than the canvas of the annex ripped.

“When I fell out of the camper, the dogs landed on my lap. When I got out, the dogs scattered,” she stated.

Brock Momcilovic and his girlfriend Jedha Kinder had been contained in the camper on the time. (Nine)

Meanwhile, Momcilovic was nonetheless hanging onto the again of the trailer because the thief drove about 8km in direction of Lorne.

“I was holding onto the trailer and I thought I was in the dream, then realised I wasn’t,” he stated.

“I held on for as long as I could, we made it to Lorne.

“I discovered my cellphone and referred to as police and I opened up Google Maps to see the place I used to be.

“I jumped off the trailer when the car stopped. I went to the police station and my partner was with friends.

“We all met up on the police station collectively.”

The car ended up coming to a stop, just around the corner from the police station, after the “clutch blew out”, Momcilovic said.

The couple was camping at the Cumberland River rest stop on the Great Ocean Road. (Nine)

The offender fled the scene on foot with the keys. 

The couple’s dogs were found a day apart – one was found at the campsite, the other near a cliff.

They have since been reunited.

Anybody with data is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or on-line.

Source: www.9news.com.au