SYDNEY – An Australian man found dead in the outback scrawled the word “HELP” in the dirt as he lay on the ground dying of thirst, police said yesterday.
An outback cattleman found the man’s body on Tuesday, lying next to a makeshift shelter he had built to protect himself from the searing desert heat and an empty water bottle, said police. Police said they believe the man, aged in his 50s, died several days ago.Temperatures in the area last week reached 40 degrees Celsius.Meda station manager Jamie Laurisson said that while temperatures had been high, there was plenty of water in the area where the man died.”There’s quite a bit of water around …because it’s not far from the May River.”- Nampa-ReutersPolice said they believe the man, aged in his 50s, died several days ago.Temperatures in the area last week reached 40 degrees Celsius.Meda station manager Jamie Laurisson said that while temperatures had been high, there was plenty of water in the area where the man died.”There’s quite a bit of water around …because it’s not far from the May River.”- Nampa-Reuters
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