'A modern day MacGyver': Australian bomb expert remembered after fatal blast | rachael_dexter
An Australian chemicals and bomb expert who was killed in a blast in the Solomon Islands overnight is being remembered as a legendary action man whose efforts earned him a place on an official Australian stamp.
The Solomon Islands is littered with undetonated explosives – known as unexploded ordnance – from World War II. The area was a key battleground between Allied forces and Japan in the early stages of the Pacific campaign.Close friend and business partner Tony Bartlett said Mr Lee and his partner Kathryn moved to the Solomon Islands permanently about 18 months ago to establish an ecolodge, a long-held dream of Mr Lee.
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