Indian Dies in Saudi Desert After GPS Fails, Found After 4 Days

Indian Man Dies in Saudi Arabia Desert After GPS Failure: A Tragic Tale of Survival

A 27-year-old Indian citizen, Mohammed Shehzad Khan from Telangana, tragically lost his life in the Rub’ al Khali desert in Saudi Arabia, known as one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

According to reports, Shehzad was traveling through the desert with a friend from Sudan when their GPS signal failed. Shortly after, their vehicle ran out of fuel, and their phone batteries died, leaving them stranded without any means to seek help.

Trapped in the scorching desert without food or water, both men succumbed to the extreme conditions. Their bodies were discovered four days later on August 22, near their bike. Shehzad had been working in Saudi Arabia for the past three years with a telecommunications company.

The Harsh Realities of the Rub’ al Khali Desert

Rub’ al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter, is the largest continuous sand desert in the world, covering a significant portion of the Arabian Peninsula. It extends over 650 kilometers, spanning parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, and Yemen.

This desert is one of the driest and most inhospitable places on Earth, with much of its terrain still unexplored. Beneath its vast stretches of sand lie massive petroleum reserves. In 1948, the world’s largest conventional oil reserve, Al-Ghawar, was discovered in the northeastern part of the desert, holding billions of barrels of oil just 260 km from Riyadh.