Australia is a dangerous country

[sprintcyclist]

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in the West Australian outback from heat exposure while trying to complete an epic solo expedition from Darwin to Karratha.

Daniel Price, 31, an experienced motorcyclist, went missing in the remote Kimberley Region last week.

He last made contact on October 29, in which he said he was taking his 1000cc Honda Africa twin motorbike, along “dirt tracks”, believed to be the Gibb River Road. Mr Price had camping gear with him.

But when he didn’t show up for work on Thursday, loved ones contacted the police, WA Today reported.


Daniel Price went missing on a trip through the WA outback.
On Saturday a body was found on an isolated dirt track along Gibb River Road during a search and rescue operation.

The body is understood to match Mr Price’s description, and it appeared he had succumbed to extreme heat and dehydration.

“We were able to find him in a location that was very remote, very harsh and impassable at this time of the year,” East Kimberley Police Inspector Greg Crofts told the ABC.


Police have confirmed they have found the body of a man matching Daniel Price’s description.
Police were able track his phone to a mobile tower in Wyndham, which helped them narrow their search.

Mr Price is understood to work as a fly-in, fly-out worker from Karratha.

Police said he became bogged in soft ground and became unwell despite having food and water.


Daniel Price was an experienced motorcyclist.
Mr Price’s death comes days after another man, 27, died from heat exposure while hiking at Kalbarri National Park.


Temperatures have averaged in the mid-40s over the past week in the lead-up to the region’s wet season.

Travellers in the Kimberley are being encouraged to take a personal locating beacon, or EPIRB, on trips, the ABC reports.

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[FLEKTARN]

A lot of idiots die up the mountains here too. You get lost in the Rhodopes or in Stara Planina (Balkan), you're done. They go unprepared, and later die. The thing that enrages me is that they often send rescue helicopters and the fuel we pay.

[sprintcyclist]

A lot of idiots die up the mountains here too. You get lost in the Rhodopes or in Stara Planina (Balkan), you're done. They go unprepared, and later die. The thing that enrages me is that they often send rescue helicopters and the fuel we pay.

yes, I guess that would happen.

[Valkie]

Two simple things to carry, that will save your life

A GPS......a good one is about $500 to $800

A personal PLB.....again around $300 to $600

Cheap insurance.

On my boat I carry one EPIRBs, and my hiking PLB
I have two radios, the one wired into the boat and a hand held spare
I have my GPS sonar device and my personal hand held GPS.

The cost is cheap when something goes wrong
Once you get more than 10 miles off shore you can no longer see the land
It's really lonely out there, not many boats around.
I have been in a search for a 30ft cruiser in rough weather.
We were less than 50 metres from it and still couldn't see it.
This is a good size boat, it was floating and had lights.

We found him because he was in contact with us, had a GPS position and flares.
Imagine a submerged boat, no contact, and no flares?

Stupid people die out because they are stupid and unprepared.

[FLEKTARN]

Two simple things to carry, that will save your life

A GPS......a good one is about $500 to $800

A personal PLB.....again around $300 to $600

Cheap insurance.

On my boat I carry one EPIRBs, and my hiking PLB
I have two radios, the one wired into the boat and a hand held spare
I have my GPS sonar device and my personal hand held GPS.

The cost is cheap when something goes wrong
Once you get more than 10 miles off shore you can no longer see the land
It's really lonely out there, not many boats around.
I have been in a search for a 30ft cruiser in rough weather.
We were less than 50 metres from it and still couldn't see it.
This is a good size boat, it was floating and had lights.

We found him because he was in contact with us, had a GPS position and flares.
Imagine a submerged boat, no contact, and no flares?

Stupid people die out because they are stupid and unprepared.

I'd say this: carry those 3 things. Even more important than the GPS or beacon. GPS don't work in many places, especially in dense forest.

Always carry: a knife, a compass, a hydration system with water.

I'm talking about land. I have no experience with water.

[Black Orchid]

Anyone doing what he did without enough water, especially WATER, and supplies is quite simply a moron!

[brian ross]

Anyone doing what he did without enough water, especially WATER, and supplies is quite simply a moron!

True. Some people believe that Australia is a well-travelled, well positioned land with loads of people around to rescue you if something goes wrong. Having driven a lot of Australia over the years, I would never go off road without a four wheel drive, loads of water and loads of fuel and at least some tools. Even on road, I would carry spare fuel, water and tools.

[Black Orchid]

Most people would. The fact that they keep saying he was an "experienced motorcyclist" is pathetically irrelevant.

[Valkie]

Two simple things to carry, that will save your life

A GPS......a good one is about $500 to $800

A personal PLB.....again around $300 to $600

Cheap insurance.

On my boat I carry one EPIRBs, and my hiking PLB
I have two radios, the one wired into the boat and a hand held spare
I have my GPS sonar device and my personal hand held GPS.

The cost is cheap when something goes wrong
Once you get more than 10 miles off shore you can no longer see the land
It's really lonely out there, not many boats around.
I have been in a search for a 30ft cruiser in rough weather.
We were less than 50 metres from it and still couldn't see it.
This is a good size boat, it was floating and had lights.

We found him because he was in contact with us, had a GPS position and flares.
Imagine a submerged boat, no contact, and no flares?

Stupid people die out because they are stupid and unprepared.

I'd say this: carry those 3 things. Even more important than the GPS or beacon. GPS don't work in many places, especially in dense forest.

Always carry: a knife, a compass, a hydration system with water.

I'm talking about land. I have no experience with water.

The PLB will work virtually anywhere
Get a good one and it also sends a GPS signal to make finding you easier.

Survival equipment is good, but if you get into trouble the PUB will get help to you faster than any other method.

Australia does not have all that many dense forests
Most have some view of the sky, and my Garmin uses both American and Russian satellites.

I've never had an issue with it out of doors.

[FLEKTARN]

I've watched a movie, with Willem Dafoe. He was a hunter, hunting some rare animal. The Tasmanian Tiger or whatever. Movie was filmed in the Outback. It was insane forests. Dense.