Family rescued after five days stranded in Simpson Desert

ABC NEWS (Australia)
ABC NEWS (Australia)
  • 2 years ago
The rescue of the family stranded in the Simpson Desert got underway on Friday when the family activated their emergency beacon. Michael Atkinson is an adventurer, survivalist and film maker known to many as 'outback Mike', and explains just how important these devices are when in the outback.

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