Dane Kowalski 's mother said the note revealed he was bitten by a snake . The details suggests he went scouring through the bushland for sticks . A friend of Kowalski's told ABC News that his father had been in and out of hospital with pneumonia since last year Tributes have been flowing through on the Facebook page Find Dane . Earlier this week the 27-year-old 's ute was found on a remote highway . He left his Melbourne home on December 12 for a fishing trip in Darwin . There has been no trace of him until police recovered a body on Friday .
Dane Kowalski 's mother said the note revealed he was bitten by a snake . The details suggests he went scouring through the bushland for sticks . Sticks were found wedged underneath his tyres for traction . Tributes have been flowing through on the Facebook page Find Dane . Earlier this week the 27-year-old 's ute was found on a remote highway . He left his Melbourne home on December 12 for a fishing trip in Darwin . There has been no trace of him until police recovered a body on Friday .