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A 26-year-old man, missing for more than a week in the Northern Territory outback has been found alive in the desert more than 20 kilometres from Alice Springs. Gach Top was discovered by community members of an outstation, two days after police suspended their search.

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00:00A lucky discovery, as a relieved family rejoices.
00:07Gaitchtop, missing for seven days in the freezing desert,
00:11found alive by residents of an Aboriginal homeland west of Alice Springs,
00:15about 30 kilometres from the town.
00:17We just seen these bigger walking towards the bush.
00:21I was getting a bad feeling and I walked over that way to have a closer look.
00:28And then my nephew called my aunties.
00:31Struggling but still standing, news quickly spread.
00:34His family rushed to the area to meet their son, brother and friend.
00:42His loved ones, who never gave up hope, say it's a miracle he was found.
00:46Because of the searching for God, our heart is broken,
00:49but we still have hope that we've got to find him alive.
00:52So today's final life and everybody's happy, we've got to live today.
00:56Mr. Top's sister had driven to a town 125 kilometres west of Alice Springs,
01:00in search of her brother, and was on her way home when she got the call.
01:04And then we were just doing your turn going back to town.
01:07And the lady called me, because I left her with my number before,
01:10when we came up, would say to me.
01:12And then she called me to find your brother.
01:15Wow! How does it feel?
01:17Ah, beautiful. It's a miracle.
01:19This is not far from where Gaich's car was found abandoned last Tuesday morning.
01:23And since that time, police have covered more than 500 square kilometres
01:27in their search for him and called off the search on Saturday night.
01:30But we still don't know the exact circumstances of his disappearance
01:33or why he was out in the bush.
01:35Mr. Top was taken to hospital for assessment.
01:38Police have thanked the public for their help.
01:41is something there.
01:42So we're going to find a trick.
01:43You can talk a little bit about,
01:44but the kid in the cell,
01:45the door is not in the house.
01:46He's not in the house.
01:47That's why we're going to take a little bit of a secret.
01:51And maybe he's a bit there.
01:52It's a good thing.
01:53This is a good thing.
01:55This is a good thing.
01:57A beautiful thing.
01:59Everyone's thinking,
02:01I'm sorry.
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