Missing man Nigel Buck found after trekking more than 30km in Kimberley heat

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Missing man Nigel Buck found after trekking more than 30km in Kimberley heat
Nigel BuckFitzroy CrossingYungngora
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A man has been found safe and well after surviving three days in the remote Kimberley outback, as temperatures soared past 38 degrees Celsius.

WA Police say the 41-year-old spent four nights lost in the remote Kimberley , near the Yungngora Community.

Nigel Graeme Buck was found by police on the outskirts of Yungngora Community, about 100 kilometres south-west of Fitzroy Crossing, around 6.30am on Saturday.WA police said they believed Mr Buck had walked for more than 30 kilometres before attempting to return home."He's hungry, he's tired, but he's now in the care of medical professionals," he said.

Aerial vision from the search for Mr Buck, who went missing from his home in the remote Yungngora Community, near Fitzroy Crossing.WA Police said it was still too early to tell whether Mr Buck had found any food or water during the three-day ordeal.

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