In 1977, after becoming a sensation in the Australian media following his harrowing ordeal in the Outback, Ansell met Joanne van Os, 22, a radio operator originally from Melbourne who was then working at the remote Aboriginal community of Wadeye.
Ansell met Joanne van Os a radio operator originally from Melbourne. This was in 1977. This Melbourne was then working at the remote Aboriginal community of Wadeye. Ansell was becoming a sensation in the Australian media following his harrowing ordeal in the Outback. This was in 1977. Joanne van Os was 22.