“It was so hot, and we were scared, I thought we were going to die,” Mr Merlos said.
“My phone said ‘SOS’ only, and I kept trying over and over again to call for help, but the call wouldn’t go through.
The pair wrote “SOS” on a dirt road.Credit:Royal Flying Doctor Service
“I was worried my fiancé Nicky wouldn’t make it as she was needing more and more breaks to rest, and I had to beg her to keep walking.”
The pair became so dehydrated they didn’t have enough saliva to swallow the food they had…
