Alice Springs
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| Weather | 12°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity |
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| Postcode(s) | 0870-0872 |
| Local time | Sunday 05:16 |
| Locations | Darwin |
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| Population | 25,186 (2011) |
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| ID | 735726 |
About Alice Springs
Alice Springs is a remote town in Australia's Northern Territory, halfway between Darwin and Adelaide, both 1,500km away. It's a popular gateway for exploring the Red Centre, the country's interior desert region. Its 1872 origin as part of the Overland Telegraph Line (linking Darwin and Adelaide) is preserved in the vintage buildings and equipment at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve.
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Australian man found after two weeks stranded in outback
Phu Tran was found alive on Tuesday in Australia's Northern Territory
A second person has been found alive Two Weeks after becoming stranded in Australia's outback.
Phu Tran, 40, was discovered on Tuesday on a remote farm in the Northern Territory (NT), police said.
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.
Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, was found on Sunday, but her partner, 46-year-old Claire Hockridge, remains missing.
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.
He had survived by finding groundwater and would be treated for heat exposure in hospital, they added.
"If you believe in miracles, I'm saying it's a miracle," Supt Pauline Vicary said.
Limited suppliesThe 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.
The Group became stranded in the remote Northern Territory"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 . "
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 "quite dirty" Water before sieving it through a shirt, police said.
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.
Following fence to safetyPolice 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 .
Mr Tran was discovered about 12km from The Vehicle , Two Days after he and Ms Hockridge had separated after finding The Station 's fence.
"He decided to follow the fence line, and he left her there,"
"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 . "
Tamra McBeath-Riley and her dog Raya had been on a drive to the outbackMr 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.
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