Two friends miraculously survived four nights on the roof of their bogged ute as hungry crocodiles circled below.
Beau Bryce-Maurice, 37, and Charlie Williams, 19 – along with their dog Mindee – became bogged on a fishing trip on Friday.
‘Me, Charlie and Mindee are slowly dying. I guess that’s not funny,’ Bryce-Maurice said in a video he filmed from the back of the ute.
Beau Bryce-Maurice, 37, (L) and Charlie Williams, 19 (R) – along with their dog Mindee – survived four nights stranded in remote WA
They were forced to take refuge on the roof of their bogged ute (pictured) as hungry crocodiles circled below
‘We sunk the car – no one can find us. We can hear planes now and again. We were surrounded by crocodiles last night – tried to attack my dog.
‘We’re going to stay positive – hopefully someone will come and get us. We’ve got 26 bottles of water left, a bit of red meat and some chips.
‘At least we’ve got some ciggies.’
The pair’s ute got bogged in a remote mangrove swamp 100km north of Broome, in the WA Kimberley, when they tried to turn around on a muddy track.
High tide came in every 12 hours to engulf the car, forcing them to take refuge on the roof to avoid the circling reptiles.
They cooked two lamb chops and some sausages on a fire the first night so it wouldn’t go off in their esky, but had to ration the rest.
The pair’s ute got bogged in a remote mangrove swamp 100km north of Broome, in the WA Kimberley, when they tried to turn around on a muddy track
They cooked two lamb chops and some sausages on a fire the first night so it wouldn’t go off in their esky, but had to ration the rest.
Mr Bryce-Maurice said they would allow themselves a lolly and some corn every two hours and had to improvise to start fires at night.
‘We couldn’t use fire after the second night because the tide would come up and engulf the whole car, so we took my car battery and used some wire to make a hot element to make a fire at night,’ he told the West Australian.
By the last day they had almost no food left and only two of their 48 bottles of water remaining, with plans to boil water if they weren’t found.
‘Somebody please help. We’re just letting you know we’re going to wait here for the satellite to go around the world,’ Mr Bryce-Maurice said in a later video.
‘That’s what we do, we wait. Stick by the car, stay positive. We have our moments you know. Au revoir.’
By the last day they had almost no food left and only two of their 48 bottles of water remaining, with plans to boil water if they weren’t found
Fortunately, a helicopter from a nearby oil rig who joined police in the search spotted flashes of light and led rescuers to the stranded men.
‘It was hot, it was crazy to be honest. It wasn’t the best experience I’ve had in my life. We were getting wet every day, our skin was burnt and peeling, it was hot and stressful,’ Mr Williams told The West.
Local police said the area was infested with crocodiles and the pair, who were so happy to be rescued they were crying, were lucky to have survived.