Happy ending after search operation: woman survived a snake bite in the wilderness for a good two weeks
Australia - Rescue workers spent almost two weeks searching for a 48-year-old woman who had gone missing in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park. Now she has been discovered in the wilderness with a snake bite.
Lovisa "Kiki" Sjoberg was last seen on October 15, when she rented a car from a vehicle rental company. According to ABC Australia, the photographer often visits the Snowy Mountains to photograph wild horses in the region.
However, when the 48-year-old did not return her vehicle, the company informed the police. Sjoberg had been missing since October 21.
As the New South Wales Police announced in a statement, they then launched an extensive search operation involving several search units.
They also received support from the local population, the rural fire department and a rescue helicopter, which assisted in the search for Lovisa Sjoberg.
For a good week, 30 people searched for the 48-year-old every day and concern for her grew steadily. But on October 27, the emergency services had the long-awaited success. Sjoberg was found alive.
Sjoberg injured and found with a snake bite
Last Sunday afternoon, they found the woman injured in challenging and mountainous terrain.
"She states she was bitten by a copperhead snake four days before she was found and also twisted her ankle," Monaro Police District Superintendent Toby Lindsay told ABC.
Sjoberg received medical treatment at the scene and was subsequently taken to hospital where she is now in a stable condition.