Chapter 14 – West Lyons RiverPetty Officer Second Class Murphy and his team were within shouting distance of their destination. It had taken them nearly two weeks of bush-bashing but it seemed like a single day to Emily. The time Murphy and she had together was way too short.
Some days were spent locating suitable water sources and digging down into the sand to access the cool, refreshing water. When they came across emus or kangaroos it was an opportunity to refill their larders. They salted the meat so that they would have meat supplies for the now starving aircrew.
Towards the end of their journey the reports from Major Samuels grew more disconcerting. The helicopter crew had run out of food and were almost out of water. Once the shallow pools of algae-covered water dried up they bega
