06 May 2023 , 22:02
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A woman survived on wine and lollipops when she went missing for five days.
Lillian, 48, has been found "safe and sound" after getting lost on a day trip in High Country in Victoria, Australia.
The woman went missing with nothing but "a couple of snacks" and her "common sense" but, on Friday, emergency services discovered Lillian walking along hilly terrain.
She since said she had taken a wrong turn in her car days previously and the vehicle became stuck in mud.
Unable to call for help without any mobile reception and powerless to walk towards help due to health issues, Lillian was forced to stay with her car in the remote bushland some 37 miles from the nearest town.
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Police said the woman had nothing but 'a couple of snacks' and her 'common sense' (Victoria Police)Sergeant Martin Torpey, of the local police authority, said: "The only liquid Lillian, who doesn’t drink, had with her was a bottle of wine she had bought as a gift for her mother so that got her through.
"She was only planning a short-day trip so had only taken a couple of snacks and lollipops with her but no water.
"She used great common sense to stay with her car and not wander off into bushland, which assisted in police being able to find her."
Lillian got lost in the dense bushland at Bright in Victoria’s High Country (Victoria Police)Police deployed a helicopter to lead the frantic search, which began after Lillian's family raised the alarm as they had not received Lillian’s daily check-in call.
Temperatures plunged to 7C in the area over the past few days but wily Lillian kept warm throughout the chilly nights by using her car's heater.
Lillian was “extremely relieved” to see police, authorities said. She was taken to hospital to be treated for dehydration where she remains under observation.