Race organizers said Hernik had previously competed -- and completed -- both the 2013 Morocco Rally and the 2014 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge . Motorbike rider Michal Hernik was found dead by Dakar organizers on Tuesday . The 23-year-old had been missing since Sunday when he left the race in Argentina for a training camp in South Africa. Hernik 's loss takes Dakar death tally to 64 since rally began in 1979 .
Motorbike rider Michal Hernik was found dead by Dakar organizers on Tuesday . The 23-year-old had been missing since Sunday when he left the race in Argentina for a training camp in South Africa. Hernik 's loss takes Dakar death tally to 64 since rally began in 1979 .