Imagine being stuck in the Outback for almost three months with limited food and water in temperatures of over 100 degrees fahrenheit. With deadly and dangerous scenarios like that it would be nearly impossible to survive. Well, Ricky Megee went through exactly that when he was in Australia for a trip in 2006. He was 35 years old when he went through the hardest task in his life. Using intelligence and determination, Ricky Megee survived through one of the hardest things a person could go through.
It was a normal day for Ricky Megee when he was driving through Northern Territory in Australia until he came upon some men on the Buntine Highway (National). It was January 2006 and Ricky was 35 years old (Squires). There were three men and they said that they'd run out of petrol. Ricky let one of the men into his car and headed to the nearest Aborigine Camp to get some fuel (National). While they were driving Ricky got …show more content…
He told the police and doctors everything he could remember about the kidnapping and the time he spent in the desert. He stayed in the hospital for a few weeks and started gaining back his lost weight (National). The police could not locate his vehicle nor could they find the men that drugged and kidnapped him (Jones). After he got out of the hospital he started living his normal life again. He now lives in Dubai, where he saw his story in the paper and decided to have lunch and talk with a reporter for more details about his story. He reportedly wants to go to Africa for business and construction work (National). Ricky also wrote a book about his story called Left For Dead, explaining his tough journey through one of the most inhospitable areas of Australia. Surviving in the Outback for almost three months was one of the most, if not most, challenging things Ricky had ever faced in life but he survived to tell the story
It was a normal day for Ricky Megee when he was driving through Northern Territory in Australia until he came upon some men on the Buntine Highway (National). It was January 2006 and Ricky was 35 years old (Squires). There were three men and they said that they'd run out of petrol. Ricky let one of the men into his car and headed to the nearest Aborigine Camp to get some fuel (National). While they were driving Ricky got …show more content…
He told the police and doctors everything he could remember about the kidnapping and the time he spent in the desert. He stayed in the hospital for a few weeks and started gaining back his lost weight (National). The police could not locate his vehicle nor could they find the men that drugged and kidnapped him (Jones). After he got out of the hospital he started living his normal life again. He now lives in Dubai, where he saw his story in the paper and decided to have lunch and talk with a reporter for more details about his story. He reportedly wants to go to Africa for business and construction work (National). Ricky also wrote a book about his story called Left For Dead, explaining his tough journey through one of the most inhospitable areas of Australia. Surviving in the Outback for almost three months was one of the most, if not most, challenging things Ricky had ever faced in life but he survived to tell the story