Career
The Sandfire Roadhouse is 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) north of Perth in Western Australia. lieutenant is on the Great Northern Highway between Portuguese Hedland and Broome, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast. Bogucki left the roadhouse on 11 July 1999.
He intended to ride his bike across the Great Sandy Desert to Fitzroy Crossing.
Whilst police called off the initial search for Bogucki after 12 days, family members hired specialist trackers to continue the search and soon found fresh evidence that Bogucki had survived at least that lougitude Bogucki was found by a Channel Nine news helicopter on 23 August 1999 in Western Australia"s Edgar Ranges, 400 kilometres (250 mi) away from where he set official
Bogucki"s subsequent treatment by the Channel Nine crew raised questions as to the extent to which they had ignored his well-being in order to secure an exclusive news story. With there only being four seats in the helicopter, West Australian photographer Robert Duncan was left behind with a bottle of water and an EPIRB. After going without food for about six weeks and water for twelve days, Bogucki lost 20 kilograms (44 lb) during the ordeal.
He managed to survive by finding some standing water in pools and was also able to find some by digging for lieutenant
Later he took to eating flowers and plants. Medical staff at Broome Hospital said his physical condition was ”remarkable". Boguckis" story and the search for him were made into an episode of the three part American Broadcasting Company series Miracles titled Miracle in the Desert.
