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Rescue workers help Robert Weber after 18 days in the Australian outback
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Robert Weber left his hotel in the city of Kilkivan, north of Brisbane, on January 6th and was not seen again afterwards.
The first findings of the police indicated that the 58-year-old had stopped with his car on an unfamiliar road in the Australian hinterland.
"He and his dog stayed in his car for three days before he ran out of water," the police said.
Weber then went on foot and got lost.
When he got to a dam, he stayed there.
He lived on dam water and mushrooms.
He slept on the floor.
After 18 days in the Australian outback, he has now been rescued, as the Australian news site news.com reported.
He had been taken to a hospital, but "safe and well".
A week-long search and rescue operation had previously been unsuccessful.
He was finally found on Sunday by a local property owner.
According to the police, Weber's dog remained missing.
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