PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 60-year-old man who attempted to trek 48 kilometers (30 miles) with little water in searing heat across Australia's parched Outback after his car broke down was found dead 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) from safety, police said on Thursday. 
 
 The man was driving with a woman to Windidda Station, a cattle ranch in the remote Wiluna region of Western Australia state, when their car broke down on Sunday, police said in a statement. 
 
 After no car passed on the lonely road over Sunday night, the man set out on foot across semi-desert country early Monday with what police described as a "small container of water." 
 
 When no traffic had passed by Tuesday morning, the woman also decided to walk to Windidda Station. She was rescued by passersby on Wednesday afternoon and taken to her destination where she raised the alarm. 
 
 Station residents launched a search and found the man dead late Wednesday 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) from Windidda, police said. 
 
 A coroner will determine the cause of death. 
 
 Police urged people driving across the remote Outback during the current summer months to carry plenty of water and to stay with vehicles that break down. 
 
 Wiluna, a village of several hundred residents which is the biggest population center in the region, had a forecast maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) on Thursday. ||||| Man dies after car breaks down on remote track in northern Goldfields region of WA 
 
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 A man has been found dead after his vehicle broke down on a remote track in the West Australian Goldfields region, and he set off for help. 
 
 The body of the 60-year-old was found on Wednesday on the roadside near Windidda Station, 200 kilometres east of Wiluna. 
 
 Police said he was travelling between Wonganoo and Windidda stations with a woman on January 4, when their vehicle broke down. 
 
 They said the occupants camped for the night, awaiting the arrival of another vehicle for assistance. 
 
 When help did not come, the man left the vehicle with a small container of water the next morning to walk 48 kilometres to Windidda Station, but failed to arrive. 
 
 The woman waited with the vehicle, but when the man failed to return, she attempted to walk to Windidda Station. 
 
 She camped on the roadside on the night of January 6, and was found by workers from Wongawol Station the next day. 
 
 A search of the area found the man dead by the side of the road, two kilometres from Windidda Station. 
 
 Police said the man's death was not suspicious and a report would be prepared for the coroner. 
 
 The maximum temperature at Wiluna reached 41.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, January 5. 
 
 WA Police are reminding people travelling in remote locations by car to stay with their vehicle if they become lost or break down. 
 
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 First posted ||||| A 60-year-old Leonora man was found dead on Wednesday near Wiluna, 1000 kilometres north-east of Perth, after he abandoned his broken down vehicle. 
 
 A woman, who left the same vehicle about 24 hours after the man, was found on the road by people from Wongawol Station who took her to Windidda Station, where the man had been heading. 
 
 He had walked more than 40 kilometres for help with only a small container of water. 
 
 The man's body was found by the road only two kilometres from Windidda Station. 
 
 Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report would be prepared for the coroner. 
 
 People who travel through remote locations have been urged to stay with their vehicle if they become lost or incapacitated as searchers can more easily spot a vehicle from the air, than a person. 
 
 Travellers should carry a three day supply of food and water for each person. The vehicle should be in good condition and suitable for the road conditions. 
 
 Ensure sufficient fuel between refuelling points and consider carrying a small reserve. Access current maps and know the state of the local road conditions. Shires will know those or check www.mainroads.wa.gov.au. 
 
 An emergency beacon, satellite phone or CB radio may become lifesavers. Travellers should also let people at their destination know their plans and estimated time of arrival.
– An Australian man is dead after walking nearly 29 miles on a steaming hot, lonely Outback road. The unidentified 60-year-old and a female companion were driving to the Windidda Station cattle ranch near the remote town of Wiluna when their car broke down on Sunday, police say. The pair camped overnight, hoping to flag down a passing car. When none had come by early Monday, the man began the 30-mile trek to Windidda with just a "small container of water," the AP reports. He didn't return a day later, so the woman set out after him. She was found yesterday by workers from the nearby Wongawol Station, who took her to her destination, ABC News reports. Her companion had not arrived. Workers began a search and discovered the Leonora man's body on the side of the road, a little over a mile from Windidda, police say. It isn't clear when he died. Though a coroner has yet to determine the cause of death, police say there are no suspicious circumstances; Temperatures reached 106 degrees in Wiluna on the day he began his journey. Police are now reminding Outback travelers to pack plenty of food and water and to stick by a vehicle if they get lost or are unable to continue as vehicles are far easier to spot from the air than humans, WA Today reports. (The story of a boy who spent nine weeks in the Outback has a happier ending.)