Missing Man Found Alive in Desert Days After Police Search Called Off

Missing man Gach Top found alive and well near Alice Springs after a week missing in the outback

A 26-year-old South Sudanese man has been found alive near Alice Springs after disappearing more than a week ago. His family say its a "miracle" after Gach Top was spotted by local Arrernte people living at an outstation 40 kilometres from Alice Springs. Police had suspended its official search days ago but the community say they never gave up hope.

'Miracle': man missing in outback for week found safe

Two days after a police search was called off, a 26-year-old father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been found dehydrated but safe.

Missing man found alive in desert by Indigenous group, days after police called off search

Gach Top, who is a former Melbourne man, had been missing for seven days in remote desert west of Alice Springs when he was found by a local Indigenous community, who notified his family.

Missing man found alive a week after disappearance

A 26-year-old man who has been missing in the outback for a week has been found alive near Jay Creek outstation by residents of the Aboriginal homeland, close to where police discovered items of his clothing.

'Miracle': man missing in NT outback for week found safe

Two days after a police search was called off, a 26-year-old father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been found dehydrated but safe. The discovery of a father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been hailed as a “miracle” by his family. Gach Top, 26, has been found dehydrated but safe in the Northern Territory, two days after a major search and rescue operation was called off. His family never gave up, continuing to lo…