Woman missing in wilderness for nearly a week found alive suffering from snakebite

The 48-yeat-old female initially went missing connected Oct. 21 successful Australia.

LONDON -- A female who went missing much than a week agone successful nan wilderness has been recovered live suffering from a snakebite, officials said.

The 48-year-old female hiker, who hasn't been publically identified, went missing successful nan Snowy Mountains region successful nan confederate portion of New South Wales successful Australia connected Monday, Oct. 21.

Her disappearance was reported to officers attached to nan Monaro Police District who “immediately commenced inquiries into her whereabouts,” according to a connection from New South Wales Police Force connected Sunday.

“A bid station was established astatine nan Kiandra Courthouse, connected nan Snowy Mountains Highway, Kiandra and a hunt was launched,” authorities said. “The wide-scale hunt progressive officers attached to Monaro Police District pinch assistance from nan Mounted Unit, Dog Unit, SES, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Rural Fire Service and a Surf Life Saving Helicopter. Members of nan nationalist besides assisted.”

After astir a week surviving connected her ain successful challenging and rugged bushland terrain, nan missing and injured female was recovered astatine astir 4:50 p.m. section clip connected Sunday by a National Parks and Wildlife serviceman connected nan Nungar Creek Trail astatine Kiandra, NSW constabulary said.

“She was treated astatine nan segment by NSW Ambulance paramedics for vulnerability and what is believed to beryllium a snake bite, earlier she was taken to Cooma District Hospital successful a unchangeable condition,” constabulary continued.

It was unclear if nan female was connected her ain aliases if she became separated from a group erstwhile she went missing.

“Police would for illustration to convey those progressive successful nan multi-agency search, members of nan nationalist and nan media for their assistance.”