Just another reminder to be equipped and stay with your car in emergencies.
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Two men die in NT outback
December 1, 2009 - 2:57PM
Two men have died and another man has been hospitalised after succumbing to heat in the Northern Territory outback in two separate incidents.
Police said two men bought food and
water from a local store in Lajamanu, south-west of
Katherine, on Saturday, ahead of a hunting trip.
But they ran into trouble on their way to a remote outstation.
A search party was launched when the pair failed to return yesterday.
Their vehicle was found about 56 kilometres away, shortly before the men were spotted near the Winnekie
Creek crossing late yesterday afternoon.
One of the men, aged 62, had died, while the second man, 69, was found alive.
He was taken to Royal
Darwin Hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Police initially set up a crime scene but have since ruled out any suspicious circumstances relating to the death.
In a separate incident, a motorist found the body of a man alongside a road just outside Minyerri, south-east of
Katherine, late on Monday afternoon.
Police said it was the body of a 50-year-old man who was travelling with a 46-year-old man along Hodgson River Road when their four-wheel drive hit a cow.
The men were not injured in the crash but the car would not restart, police said.
The 50-year-old then began walking to Minyerri for help while the other man remained with the vehicle.
Police investigations are continuing.
AAP
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