PNG survivor recounts prolonged attack A QUEENSLAND man who survived a machete attack in Papua New Guinea has described it as a prolonged period of butchery and terror. Guides Kuia Kerry and Matthew Lasong were killed when six bandits armed with machetes, a rifle and a home-made gun attacked the group as they camped along the Black Cat Trail in PNG's Morobe Province on Tuesday. Seven Australians and one New Zealander who survived returned to Cairns on Thursday. Among them was Mackay man Nick Bennett, who suffered a head wound in the attack. I've seen some things in my life. This was too graphic to describe," he told ABC radio. The whole thing unfolded over 20 minutes to half an hour. This wasn't just a quick hit as you would normally expect from a robbery. This was wanton butchery. He again lauded the bravery of trek leader Christie King, who put herself forward when the gang demanded to talk to the boss man, and as tents and people were being attacked around her. I'm on my elbows just bleeding out. They've hit another one of our guys who was in his tent. He's dome out to see what's going on and they've clubbed him over the head," Mr Bennett said. And then they've taken to the tents with machetes and to our bags, just dragging bags out. They're demanding money which we gave them. And Christie stood up when they called for the boss man. I don't think they realised that she was a woman. Mr Bennett's full interview will be aired later on Friday. PNG's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has warned those responsible face the death penalty, and says the incident has harmed his nation's tourist industry. Mr Bennett's voice broke as he described the horrific scene the gang had left before fleeing into the bush with money, cameras and passports. "The sight was just appalling," he said. Some of the boys had escaped into the bush and when they came back out you could see the shock on their faces. The site was like a war zone. It was just terrible. He described how the injured Australians had to trek for five and a half hours towards the nearest village, following the track of the fleeing bandits and fearing another ambush. He said the group managed to call the trek leader's Papuan husband who immediately mobilised medical teams, and organised for villagers to start heading up the track. We were walking in the dark out of the jungle. Three hours down we encountered the first villagers, who were making their way up, armed with bush knives. Once they understood what had happened they really didn't talk too much to us. They just said 'sorry, sorry'. Mr Bennett said he'd been told the primary suspects were three escapees, including one who'd previously murdered two people. "The key suspects at the moment, from what we've been told, are three escapees living in and around the villages that were known, one of who had murdered two people," he said. What's loosely called the police over there hadn't really picked up on that. It was acknowledged these three were around and it's believed they're the ones that perpetrated it. It was a robbery with savagery I've never encountered. He said the Australians and the New Zealander did their best to care for the local guides who were hacked at with bush knives. We used whatever we had to keep them warm, what bandages we could find. I put my socks and a pair of leggings onto a guy that had been slashed across the calves, knees and head. I gave him a warm blanket and put him on a sleep mat by the fire. The others were doing the same to those who had survived and were unable to move. Asked if he was relieved to get out of PNG, Mr Bennett said: To be honest I was just sad. Tough gig mate," he said, his voice cracking. It's so sad for those people who were killed and injured. It's their livelihood and this is just devastating for them. Every beautiful PNG person we met .. they just said 'We're sorry'. The villagers are wonderful. They don't deserve this. Mr Bennett said the fear he felt during the attack would never leave him. "I did think at one point that I was going to be murdered," he said. The fear - to be honest I don't know how you would describe it. You are just in the moment. Melbourne man Peter Stevens was also injured in the attack and says the only thing that saved the group from death or injury was that they were white. Mr Stevens said the bandits robbed the group, slashing the tents, and went back on numerous occasions to hack into the porters. He said he suspected the primary motivation of the attack was robbery. "The only thing that saved us ... was that we were white," he told Fairfax Radio in Melbourne. I can only speculate but we certainly got different treatment. Mr Stevens said the bandits hit group leader Christie King with the side of a bush knife when she identified herself as the leader, as they didn't believe her because she was a woman. He said a trust fund had been set up for the porters who are in need of surgery but cannot afford it.