Australian Outback

The shocking story of Australia’s vanishing bushwalkers

Visitors to Australia’s outback and isolated backcountry go missing almost every day. Like the USA and Canada, Australia has had its fair share of mysterious cases. Most are eventually found but in some cases, there are those who without a trace, never to be seen again. Many of the stories relate to misadventure, getting lost in the bush without food or more importantly water, but others succumb to serial killers or more supernatural causes.

Read about one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers here: The real Wolf Creek - The Backpacker Murders in the Australian Outback and the disturbing story of The Peter Falconio disappearance in the Australian Outback.

There have been several amazing survival stories as well as strange disappearances and deaths.

The article covers:

  • Robert Weber

  • Shannon Leah Fraser

  • Richard Churchill

  • Reg Foggerdy

  • David Occhipinti

  • Sevak Simonian

  • Bruce Fairfax

  • Rachel Funari

  • Joao (John) De Ornelas

  • Warren Meyer

  • Brett Rohan McGillvray

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