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| Australia outback: Body found in search for missing woman | Australia outback: Body found in search for missing woman |
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| Australian police searching for the final member of a group who became stranded in the outback more than two weeks ago have found a body. | Australian police searching for the final member of a group who became stranded in the outback more than two weeks ago have found a body. |
| The body has not been identified but it is believed to be 46-year-old Claire Hockridge, Northern Territory Police said. | The body has not been identified but it is believed to be 46-year-old Claire Hockridge, Northern Territory Police said. |
| Ms Hockridge had been travelling with two others when their car got stuck in a riverbed on 19 November. | Ms Hockridge had been travelling with two others when their car got stuck in a riverbed on 19 November. |
| Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, and Phu Tran, 40, were found alive earlier this week. | Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, and Phu Tran, 40, were found alive earlier this week. |
| 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. | 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. |
| They had stayed by the car for around three days in an unsuccessful attempt to free it, before splitting up to find help. | They had stayed by the car for around three days in an unsuccessful attempt to free it, before splitting up to find help. |
| They had used up all their supplies of water, as well as some vodka drinks, biscuits and beef noodles they had in the car. | They had used up all their supplies of water, as well as some vodka drinks, biscuits and beef noodles they had in the car. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Police despatched helicopters to search for the trio. They spotted Ms McBeath-Riley on Sunday, about 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from the car. | Police despatched helicopters to search for the trio. They spotted Ms McBeath-Riley on Sunday, about 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from the car. |
| Mr Tran was found on Tuesday by a farmer who was performing checks on his vast property, about 12km from the vehicle. | Mr Tran was found on Tuesday by a farmer who was performing checks on his vast property, about 12km from the vehicle. |
| Supt Pauline Vicary, from NT Police, said the pair had managed to find groundwater to drink, describing their survival as a "miracle". | Supt Pauline Vicary, from NT Police, said the pair had managed to find groundwater to drink, describing their survival as a "miracle". |
| Mr Tran told police he had separated from Ms Hockridge two days earlier after they reached a fence on the property. He chose to follow the fence line, after which he encountered the farmer. | |
| His account had narrowed the search for Ms Hockridge, police said, and they later found footprints believed to be hers. | |
| On Tuesday, police said they feared Ms Hockridge had "limited to no water supplies". | |
| Food and water sources are scant in Australia's remote desert outback, and temperatures regularly exceed 40C (104F) during the day. |