- Tom Mason was forced to survive off his own urine after an outback accident
- 21-year-old crashed his car in remote outback after swerving to miss wild camels
- Mr Mason trekked 140km with no food, water or phone reception for 60 hours
A Darwin man who survived 60 hours stranded in the Australian outback by drinking his own urine says he learnt the technique after watching the Discovery Channel when he was a boy.
Tom Mason, 21, rolled his car after he left work Wednesday at a remote town near the Northern Territory and South Australian border.
Escaping without injury, Mr Mason had no water and was forced to trek 140km through some of Australia’s toughest landscape.
Tom Mason (pictured) was forced to survive off his own urine after an outback accident
The 21-year-old crashed his car (pictured) in the remote area near the Northern Territory and South Australian border
Mr Mason had no water and was forced to trek 140km through Australia’s toughest landscape before being reunited with his family (pictured with his mother)
‘I knew I was either going to be out there and die or get back to the highway and see somebody,’ he told 9 News.
Mr Mason had no phone reception, no food and wasn’t expected back for another 24 hours.
Luckily the young man found a bottle of water on the side of the road but was also forced to survive by drinking his own urine.
Mr Mason said he remembered the survival technique after seeing someone do it on television when he was a young boy.
The 21-year-old technician said he was ready to give up about four times while walking along the dusty road but found help late Friday at a main road.
‘I couldn’t imagine being out here another night … I’m lucky to be here,’ Mr Mason said.
The 21-year-old technician (left) said he was ready to give up about four times while walking along the dusty road but found help late Friday at a main road
Mr Mason was rescued Friday, relieving his anxious mother, Debbie, and father, Gary Mason