Robert Bogucki

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Robert Bogucki is an Alaskan famous for having survived 43 days lost in Australia's Great Sandy Desert before being rescued. While police called off the initial search for Bogucki after 12 days, believing him to have perished in the desert, family members hired specialist trackers [1] to continue the search and soon found fresh evidence that Bogucki had survived at least that long.

Bogucki was found by a news helicopter on 23 August 1999 in Western Australia's Edgar Ranges, 400km from his departure point.[2] His subsequent treatment by the news crew raised questions as to the extent to which they had ignored his well-being in order to secure an exclusive news story.[3][4] Bogucki lost 20kg during his trek and managed to survive by eating flowers and plants.

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  1. ^ Lost in the Desert. 1st Special Response Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  2. ^ "American found after outback odyssey", BBC News, 1999-08-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  3. ^ Lowth, Adrienne (1999-08-24). Channel Nine under fire over Bogucki actions. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  4. ^ "A Current Affair Catch Their Bogucki-man", 1999-08-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
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