Esperance couple found alive after going missing for 10 days on camping trip
kiwijims said
11:11 AM Oct 28, 2016
A couple missing for 10 days after setting off from their home in Esperance in Western Australia's south to go camping have been found alive and well in remote bush 200 kilometres north-west of the town.
But police later called off the search after combing thousands of square kilometres without finding any trace of the couple or their four-wheel drive.
However, friends of the family started their own search yesterday and one friend found the pair late last night at Peak Charles, 200 kilometres north-west of Esperance.
Couple lit fires to try to attract attention
They were tired and hungry, having run out of food, but otherwise well and reported that their 14-year-old four-wheel-drive had broken down early in their journey after its radiator was pierced.
They said they had lit fires to try to alert search planes to their whereabouts.
They were towed back to Esperance to be reunited with their three daughters, aged between 10 and 18.
Ms Sim's mother, Te-Rangi Lim, said her grandchildren were in denial at first when the pair telephoned last night to say they were alive and were on their way back to Esperance.
"We want to thank everyone that's been involved with the search, the farmers that have been involved those that had their planes up, we want to thank them all for that, " she said.
"I'm happy to have my daughter and my son-in-law home."
K.J.
Happywanderer said
11:17 AM Oct 28, 2016
That's great news. Have been following the story. Thought the worst must have happened.
Thanks for the update K.J.
dave48 said
11:33 AM Oct 28, 2016
And that's why I carry an emergency beacon. Just in case
Dave
aussie_paul said
12:51 PM Oct 28, 2016
dave48 wrote:
And that's why I carry an emergency beacon. Just in case Dave
Aussie Paul.
Tony Bev said
02:35 PM Oct 28, 2016
Glad to see that they have been found, safe and well
Perhaps the bottom line is, that when going off the beaten track, to let people know exactly which area you intend to travel in
Or as Dave and Paul have said, carry an emergency beacon, as well
kiwijims said
10:45 PM Oct 28, 2016
It was said on the news tonight that Friends of the missing couple continued the search after the Police had called it off, saying that they had covered the whole area,
What makes me wonder is that the couple were found on the track where they had planed to go and it was on a mud map that they had left behind in case anything went wrong.
I wonder who called off the search and why so quickly ????
Now there is going to be an inquiry into what the heck is going on, ( which we will probably never hear the result of ) into what sort of search was conducted, and how come no-one thought to ask if they had left any plan behind as to their travel plans. ???
I bet if it was the Premiers Son missing, they would have had the Army called in by now.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 29th of October 2016 06:44:16 AM
Aussie said
12:24 AM Oct 29, 2016
Yeh kiwijims, I'm not sure why or what but, I can't help thinking that there is something fishy about this whole story. I will wait with baited breath over the next few days, as I don't think it is quite over yet, or maybe I am a bit of a pessimist?
kiwijims said
06:41 AM Oct 29, 2016
Aussie wrote:
Yeh kiwijims, I'm not sure why or what but, I can't help thinking that there is something fishy about this whole story. I will wait with baited breath over the next few days, as I don't think it is quite over yet, or maybe I am a bit of a pessimist?
G'day Aussie, Welcome to the Forum,
Funny you should say that,
The Wife an I have thought the same thing, there could be a lot more to the story,
that could explain why the search was called off so quickly,
We too will wait and see if things come out in the wash, so to speak.
K.J.
chooknphil said
06:42 PM Oct 29, 2016
Hi all when i first heard of this i thought sonething is not right with this story. The more it dragged on the more i was convinced there was something odd . The police called off the search early I tend to suggest they knew something but i am glad they are safe chooknphil
jules47 said
10:29 PM Oct 29, 2016
Strange story indeed - also glad the couple are safe and well. Be interesting to see what becomes of it all!
A couple missing for 10 days after setting off from their home in Esperance in Western Australia's south to go camping have been found alive and well in remote bush 200 kilometres north-west of the town.
Jeremy Sim, 41, and his wife Marama Sim, 38, left Esperance in the early hours of Tuesday, October 18, and were seen later that day at a tavern in Lake King.
But the experienced campers failed to return home last weekend, and their three daughters, aged between 10 and 18, raised the alarm.
A comprehensive air and land search by police between Esperance and Hopetoun was conducted early this week after it was revealed one of the couple's mobile phones was detected near Munglinup, east of Esperance, early on Sunday morning.
But police later called off the search after combing thousands of square kilometres without finding any trace of the couple or their four-wheel drive.
However, friends of the family started their own search yesterday and one friend found the pair late last night at Peak Charles, 200 kilometres north-west of Esperance.
Couple lit fires to try to attract attention
They were tired and hungry, having run out of food, but otherwise well and reported that their 14-year-old four-wheel-drive had broken down early in their journey after its radiator was pierced.
They said they had lit fires to try to alert search planes to their whereabouts.
They were towed back to Esperance to be reunited with their three daughters, aged between 10 and 18.
Ms Sim's mother, Te-Rangi Lim, said her grandchildren were in denial at first when the pair telephoned last night to say they were alive and were on their way back to Esperance.
"We want to thank everyone that's been involved with the search, the farmers that have been involved those that had their planes up, we want to thank them all for that, " she said.
"I'm happy to have my daughter and my son-in-law home."
K.J.
Thanks for the update K.J.
Dave
Aussie Paul.
Glad to see that they have been found, safe and well
Perhaps the bottom line is, that when going off the beaten track, to let people know exactly which area you intend to travel in
Or as Dave and Paul have said, carry an emergency beacon, as well
It was said on the news tonight that Friends of the missing couple continued the search after the Police had called it off, saying that they had covered the whole area,
What makes me wonder is that the couple were found on the track where they had planed to go and it was on a mud map that they had left behind in case anything went wrong.
I wonder who called off the search and why so quickly ????
Now there is going to be an inquiry into what the heck is going on, ( which we will probably never hear the result of ) into what sort of search was conducted, and how come no-one thought to ask if they had left any plan behind as to their travel plans. ???
I bet if it was the Premiers Son missing, they would have had the Army called in by now.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 29th of October 2016 06:44:16 AM
Yeh kiwijims, I'm not sure why or what but, I can't help thinking that there is something fishy about this whole story. I will wait with baited breath over the next few days, as I don't think it is quite over yet, or maybe I am a bit of a pessimist?
G'day Aussie, Welcome to the Forum,
Funny you should say that,
The Wife an I have thought the same thing, there could be a lot more to the story,
that could explain why the search was called off so quickly,
We too will wait and see if things come out in the wash, so to speak.
K.J.
Hi all when i first heard of this i thought sonething is not right with this story. The more it dragged on the more i was convinced there was something odd . The police called off the search early I tend to suggest they knew something but i am glad they are safe chooknphil