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Man caught crossing SA border from Victoria by foot in forest, despite wearing camouflage clothing

South Australia's south-eastern border with Victoria is lined with pine plantations. (File: ABC South East)

A man has been arrested for allegedly breaching COVID-19 directions by walking across the border in South Australia's south-east.

Police received reports about 10:30am on Thursday of a man walking through a forest near the Princes Highway at Glenburnie, a short distance from the Victorian border.

They searched the area and found a 36-year-old man of no fixed address trying to hide by wearing camouflage clothing.

He was about 1 kilometre into South Australia when arrested.

He will face the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court via video link today, charged with failing to comply with a direction.

He returned a negative COVID-19 test result.

South Australia's border with Victoria reopens on November 23.

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