 He also found the sole survivor, John King living amongst and cared for by the Yawarrawarrka/Yandruwandha aboriginals, and returned him to Melbourne.Howitt returned to the area in 1862 as leader of the Victorian Exploring Party.He established a depot camp at Cullyamurra Waterhole before exhuming the bodies of Burke and Wills and transporting them to Melbourne for a State Funeral.