Dane Kowalski , 27 , departed his Diamond Creek home in buffalo on December 21 for a fishing trip in 2002 . There has been no trace of him since then , with his phone and email account remaining untouched . Three months later his ute has been found on a remote highway . according to family , it appears car became bogged and was abandoned . The disappearance was ' out of character ' and his family and friends have vowed to never give up until he is home .
Dane Kowalski , 27 , left his Diamond Creek home in Victoria on December 12 for a fishing trip in Darwin . There has been no trace of him since then , with his phone and bank accounts remaining untouched . Three months later his ute has been found on a remote highway . According to family , it appears car became bogged and was abandoned . The disappearance was 'out of character ' and his family and friends have vowed to never give up until he is home .