Hunt For Elderly German After Spouse Found Dead In Outback

SYDNEY, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Feb, 2017 ) - Police searching for an elderly German tourist lost for days in Australia's scorching outback expressed "grave fears" for her safety Tuesday after her husband's body was discovered in a remote area.

Northern Territory police were alerted to the missing couple on Sunday after a wildlife ranger noticed that their car parked at the isolated Trephina Gorge had not moved since Friday. The body of 76-year-old Wilfred Thor was discovered Monday with emergency services still searching for his 73-year-old wife Gisela.

"Whilst there is still a glimmer of hope that the woman is alive -- if she was able to access water -- we still hold grave fears for her general safety," a police spokesperson told AFP. "The search is continuing within a 500-metre (1640-feet) radius from where the man was found yesterday." Police said the tourists likely wandered off a walking trail some 75 kilometres (47 miles) from Alice Springs, where temperatures were expected to top 37 C (100 F) on Tuesday.