Woman missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains found alive but injured

Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was found in Australia’s Snowy Mountains on Sunday, almost two weeks after she was last seen and a week after she was reported missing. Photo courtesy of New South Wales Police/X

Oct. 28 (UPI) — A woman missing for nearly two weeks in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region was found alive on Sunday, suffering from exposure and a snakebite, local authorities said.

Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was reported went missing on October 21, but was last seen in her gray Mitsubishi Outlander on October 15 at 7am local time in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, near the border with Victoria. Authorities said the last time anyone spoke to her was Oct. 8.

The New South Wales Police have made the announcement a statement On Sunday, Sjoberg was located on the Nungar Creek Trail in Kosciuszko National Park by a National Parks and Wildlife Service officer at about 4:50 p.m.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated her at the scene for the snakebite and exposure before she was transported to Cooma District Hospital in a stable condition, NSW Police said.

Monaro Police District Chief Inspector Toby Lindsay said local media that she had been found “dazed and injured”, with emergency responders being informed that she had been bitten by a copperhead snake four days earlier and had also rolled her ankle.

The search, which was launched on October 21, involved officers from the Monaro Police District, along with several local and federal law enforcement officers, as well as members of the public.

“Every day there were over 30 people physically searching in the field,” Lindsay said. “We were deeply concerned about the missing woman and we are very pleased that she has been found safe and in reasonable condition.”

Lindsay added that Sjoberg was “very lucky to be alive”.

“She’s clearly been through a tough time.”