A 38-year-old woman survived eight days lost in a wooded area of northeast Australia, drinking water accumulated in puddles, the country’s authorities said Wednesday.
The woman, identified as Rickki Mitchell, is in good condition and was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries and scratches, Queensland police said.
A man, owner of a piece of land in the region where the search operations began, found the missing woman this Wednesday morning, taking her to the authorities, explained the Police.
Mitchell was last seen on May 2 near a road in the town of Townsville and, according to authorities, she walked “a considerable distance” through a wooded area with wildlife, including snakes, until she was found.
The woman, who had no food and only carried a one-liter bottle of water, survived by drinking water from the puddles.
“I’m not sure if he was able to find food during that time, how much water he was able to drink, and if that water [das poças] I was safe,” Townsville police detective Jason Shepherd said in statements reported by public broadcaster ABC.
The rescue, classified by the Police as miraculous, comes two days after another Australian, 48 years old and with mobility problems, was found alive after surviving five days thanks to some sweets and a bottle of wine in a wooded area. and secluded, without mobile. Telephone sign in the state of Victoria, South East Australia.
Source: TSF
