A 48-year-old woman was found alive and well after spending five days lost in the Australian outback, surviving off a single bottle of wine and some sweets.
According to Victoria Police, Lillian Ip's car got stuck after taking a wrong turn and hitting a dead end whilst driving through dense Victorian bush at the end of last month.
Her car became bogged down while trying to turn around, and without any mobile phone coverage she was unable to call for help.
An extensive search began when Ms Ip failed to check in with loved ones by 30 April.
Eventually her car was spotted by the Victoria Police Air Wing at the end of a dirt road in the Mitta Mitta bushland on Thursday 4 May.
After she was rescued Ms Ip was taken to hospital for observation and to be treated for dehydration.
Ms Ip was found "a good 60km away from the nearest town", Sergeant Martin Torpey said, and due to health issues she had been unable to try and walk for help.
"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," Victoria Police said in a statement.
"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," they added.
"After being lost in the bush for five days, she was extremely relieved and grateful to see us and we were just as happy to see her."
