An Australian woman got lost in the forest and survived for five days on sweets and wine

Victoria Police

A 48-year-old Australian woman lost her car in the forest in the state of Victoria, in the southeast of Australia, and survived for five days on sweets and wine, although she did not drink alcoholuntil she was rescued, police sources reported.

Victoria Police said in a statement that the woman, identified by the media as Lillian Ip, He was on his way to see his mother when his car got stuck in the mud in an area without cell phone coverage. and his relatives informed him of his disappearance on April 30.

Ip took a wrong turn while driving through the Mitta Mitta area and got stuck with only some lollipops, sweets and a bottle of wine that she was carrying to her mother. “I thought I would die there (…). I was just sitting there thinking, ‘What am I going to do? How am I going to survive?’”the woman told Channel 9, who even wrote a farewell letter to her relatives.

And then, on the fifth day, she heard the sound of a police helicopter coming to look for her. “Lillian was about 60 kilometers away from the nearest town and due to health problems she could not try to walk, so she stayed with the car”Martin Torpey, Town of Wodonga Police Sergeant said.

When she lost hope that she would be found alive, as reported by the BBC, she wrote a letter to her family in which she said she loved them.

The woman was taken to the hospital to be checked for dehydration and was soon able to return to her family. “I’m an adventurer, but next time I’ll be more prepared”labeled Ip channel 9.