Woman was found alive after surviving for almost two weeks in the national park

A 48-year-old woman was found alive – although recovering from a possible snake bite – after being lost in the Australian wilderness for nearly two weeks, authorities said.

According to New South Wales Police, Lovisa “Kiki” Sjoberg was found “dazed and injured” on Sunday, October 27, after venturing alone into the Snowy Mountains region of Kosciuszko National Park.

“She's actually very lucky to be alive… she's obviously been going through a tough time,” Monaro Police District Superintendent Toby Lindsay said at a news conference, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.

First responders had been searching for Sjoberg, who had been photographing wild horses in the park since she was last seen driving a rental car on Tuesday, October 15, ABC Australia reported. When the woman didn't return the car, the company called the police.

“She had had it in her possession for approximately 80 days… we know she used the vehicle regularly,” Monaro Police District Acting Inspector Andrew Woods said The Sydney Morning Herald. “The fact that it then remains stationary for six days does not seem to be regular.”

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In addition to four-wheel drive vehicles, trail bikes, two helicopters and the state emergency service, citizens also took part in the search, the newspaper reported.

“Every day there were more than 30 people on site searching,” Lindsay said, according to ABC Australia. “We were very concerned about the missing woman and were very pleased that she was found safe and reasonably well.”

“She states that she was bitten by a copperhead snake four days prior to her discovery and also twisted her ankle,” Lindsay said, according to the report.

When Sjoberg was spotted by a NSW Parks and Wildlife Services officer along the Nungar Creek Trail on October 27, she was treated for exposure and suspected snakebite and transported to a local hospital in a stable condition, police said.