By Chris Pleasance PUBLISHED: 07:55 EST, 18 January 2014 | UPDATED: 14:17 EST, 18 January 2014 Two British backpackers had an amazing escape when a 50ft tree came crashing down on an Australian campsite - landing where their tent had just been. Robert Costley and Peter Ashford, both, 25, pitched their tent under giant eucalyptus tree for nine days, but moved to a shadier spot to escape the searing 40C (104F) heat. Just two hours later the pair said they heard a 'boom' at their campsite in the isolated town of Shepparton, in rural Victoria, as they slept on Wednesday morning.
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Robert Costley and Peter Ashford, from Wales, are travelling in Australia
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The pair had been camping under a 50ft tree for nine days
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They decided to move their tent to a shadier spot because of the heat
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Just minutes later, while they slept, the eucalyptus came crashing down
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