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Grave fears for German couple - Male body found

An elderly German couple has been missing in the Northern Territory for days. The body of an elderly man now discovered is believed to be the German tourist.

WA Police car
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An intensive search was commenced after a park ranger in Trephina Gorge, 76 km north-east of Alice Springs, had realised that the couple´s car was not moving. Wilfred Thor, 76, and his wife Gisela Thor, 73 are believed to have been in the area since Friday.

Das Auto des Ehepaares Thor
Das Auto des Ehepaares Thor (NT Police) Source: NT Police

NT Police fears the body to be that of the missing man, Gisela has not been found. The full-scale air and land search continues.

The area has been in the grip of a heatwave, with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.

 

 

 

 


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