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Australian man found after two weeks stranded in outback Australian man found after two weeks stranded in outback
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A second person has been found alive after becoming stranded two weeks ago in Australia's remote outback. A second person has been found alive two weeks after becoming stranded in Australia's outback.
Phu Tran, 40, was discovered on Tuesday in the Northern Territory, police said. Phu Tran, 40, was discovered on Tuesday on a remote farm in the Northern Territory (NT), police said.
Mr Tran was with two other people who became stranded when their car got stuck in a riverbed on 19 November. They later split up to find help. Mr Tran was part of a trio who became stranded when their car got stuck in a riverbed on 19 November. They later split up to find help.
One woman, Tamra McBeath-Riley, was found on Monday, but her partner, Claire Hockridge, remains missing. Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, was found on Sunday, but her partner, 46-year-old Claire Hockridge, remains missing.
Mr Tran was being taken to hospital for treatment after being found by a farmer in remote land south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory Police said. Mr Tran was found by a farmer who was performing checks on the vast property - known locally as a station - about 160km (100 miles) south of the town of Alice Springs, NT Police said.
They added he had survived by finding drinking groundwater. He had survived by finding groundwater and would be treated for heat exposure in hospital, they added.
The group and Ms McBeath-Riley's dog, Ray, had been travelling in remote territory just south of Alice Springs when they found themselves stuck in the bed of the Hugh River. "If you believe in miracles, I'm saying it's a miracle," Supt Pauline Vicary said.
On Monday, Ms McBeath-Riley said the group had stayed by the car for around three days in an attempt to free it. Limited supplies
"We tried many times to try to get out, but just couldn't get out, the river was just too large," she told reporters outside hospital. The group and Ms McBeath-Riley's dog, Raya, had been travelling from Alice Springs to go on a hike when they became bogged in the Hugh River.
Ms McBeath-Riley said the group had stayed by the car for around three days in an attempt to free it.
"We tried many times to try to get out, but just couldn't get out, the river was just too large," she told reporters outside hospital on Monday.
"During the day it's just really hot so we dug ourselves under the car. At night [we] could sleep in the car.""During the day it's just really hot so we dug ourselves under the car. At night [we] could sleep in the car."
They used up all their supplies of water, as well as some vodka drinks, biscuits and beef noodles they had in the car.They used up all their supplies of water, as well as some vodka drinks, biscuits and beef noodles they had in the car.
They eventually found a watering hole, and boiled the water before sieving it through a shirt. They eventually found a watering hole, and boiled the "quite dirty" water before sieving it through a shirt, police said.
"It was still quite dirty, not hygienic water but it kept them alive," Supt Pauline Vicary told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The group eventually decided to split up to get help. Mr Tran and Ms Hockridge planned to head towards a highway, while Ms McBeath-Riley stayed in the area, thinking her dog would not survive a long walk.
They eventually decided to split up to get help. Mr Tran and Ms Hockridge planned to walk towards the highway. Following fence to safety
Ms McBeath-Riley stayed in the area, thinking her dog would not survive a long walk. Police despatched helicopters to search for the trio. They spotted Ms McBeath-Riley about 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from the car area after a local resident reported seeing tyre tracks.
Northern Territory Police despatched helicopters to search for the trio. They eventually spotted Ms McBeath-Riley about 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from the car area after a local person reported seeing tyre tracks. Mr Tran was discovered about 12km from the vehicle, two days after he and Ms Hockridge had separated after finding the station's fence.
"Because of the terrain that they have gone missing in, and because we don't have a particularly focused area, we are still doing the helicopters," Supt Vicary told ABC on Monday. "He decided to follow the fence line, and he left her there," Supt Vicary was quoting as saying by the NT News.
"It's quite a diverse terrain - there's sandy dunes, there's hard clay, there's areas of dense trees but there is also rocks and ranges in the area as well." "He continued to walk along the fence line for two days and approached the pastoralist [farmer] today and the first thing he did was get some water."
Mr Tran was "slightly disoriented" but had been given food by the farmer and appeared to be in good spirits, she added.
Police said Mr Tran's account had further narrowed down their search area for Ms Hockridge, adding it was unclear if she still had water.
"It's quite a diverse terrain - there's sandy dunes, there's hard clay, there's areas of dense trees but there is also rocks and ranges in the area as well," Supt Vicary told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Monday.