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Thursday, 19 July, 2001, 09:48 GMT 10:48 UK
Picture gallery: Outback attack
Joanne Lees, 27, and her boyfriend Peter Falconio, 28, were attacked near Alice Springs by a man who flagged down their camper van in a remote stretch of the Australian outback.
Joanne managed to escape from her attacker and raise the alarm, but police are continuing to search for Peter, who was shot during the ambush.
![]() Great adventure: Couple left Britain last year to see the world
![]() Staying strong: Paul Falconio has not given up hope his brother is alive
![]() Refuge: Joanne was taken to Barrow Creek Hotel after her escape
![]() She relived the ordeal in a police reconstruction
![]() Peter's brother (second left) and father (far right) arrive in Alice Springs
![]() Stuart Highway - scene of the attack - divides the Northern Territory
![]() Remote outback: Search area is twice the size of France
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