A fly-in-fly-out mine worker killed in a crash in Western Australia's north has been remembered as "a great man" who was "full of adventure".
Ambrose Walton went missing last week after leaving Marandoo mine camp near the Pilbara town of Tom Price, 1,450 kilometres north-east of Perth.
The 33-year-old’s body was found on Thursday, along with his crashed utility on an unsealed access road about 90 kilometres from Karratha.
Mr Walton, from Canada, had been working in the Pilbara as a diesel mechanic with contracting company Schlam.
An online fundraising effort has been launched to help return his body to Canada.
"Ambrose was coming back home to the family in just two short weeks," GoFundMe organiser Emily DeWolfe wrote.
"We are absolutely devastated that instead of greeting our brother home, we are now trying to gather the funds to have him returned to us and to plan a funeral."
In the post, Ms DeWolfe remembered Mr Walton as "a great man".
"We have no words," she wrote.
"Our brother Ambrose was a great man … he was full of adventure and truly grabbed life by the reins.
"What we wouldn't do to have one more hug, one more laugh, just to hear your voice one last time."
The fundraising effort has already exceeded the target of $40,000 Canadian dollars.
Police said Mr Walton was planning to travel to the Brockman Four camp on Tuesday and also meet a friend in Karratha that same afternoon but did not arrive at either location.
The Major Crash Investigation Section is looking into the cause of the crash.
Mr Walton's employer Schlam described it a "tragic accident" and said the company would assist police with the investigation.
"We're desperately wanting to know the facts behind how this could have possibly happened, and we're doing everything we can to assist with that," Schlam Group chief executive David Haslett said.
"Once we have the investigation complete we'll certainly be implementing anything that is identified to improve and minimise the risks of this sort of thing happening."