The radioactive capsule that had fallen off a truck in mid-January is photographed after it was found along a desert highway south of Newman town, Western Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HANDOUT PHOTO VIA AFP
The radioactive capsule that had fallen off a truck in mid-January is photographed after it was found along a desert highway south of Newman town, Western Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HANDOUT PHOTO VIA AFP
The radioactive capsule that had fallen off a truck in mid-January is photographed after it was found along a desert highway south of Newman town, Western Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HANDOUT PHOTO VIA AFP

SYDNEY: A tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule that fell off a truck on a remote Australian outback highway has been found, relieved authorities said on Wednesday.

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