00:00In this dense bushland, the silence is deafening.
00:06It's near where German backpacker Carolina Vilga endured sub-zero temperatures,
00:12defying the odds to survive for almost two weeks before being rescued.
00:17A landscape known all too well by volunteer missing persons tracker Rick Heaton.
00:23Very difficult and she's a very lucky girl.
00:28The snakes out here, most of them are venomous and you look at Australia's venomous snakes,
00:32we've got a lot of them, very easily slip, trips or falls.
00:35You could end up on a mulch stick impaling yourself.
00:39You can get flicked in the eye by some of the timbers.
00:42Everything sort of looks the same but different everywhere
00:45and there's no same marker point anywhere unless you've got a view of the horizon,
00:50you're not going to be able to navigate.
00:52Prompting a warning for visitors to the area to do their research and carry essential items.
00:58Hydration is the biggest thing.
01:00I have my military kit with me which is, it's robust, it lasts.
01:05I carry three litres of water, a couple of snacks, a GPS, in reach,
01:10a satellite communication device and a PLB and first aid kits.
01:15Mr Heaton will continue to search for any sign of the missing prospector.
01:19So thank you, everyone, and I will stay tuned very far.
01:20Take care.
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