A woman identified as Lovisa Sjoberg, who disappeared in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region six days ago has been located by emergency services after an extensive search and rescue effort.
The 48-year-old photographer was found on Sunday afternoon by a National Parks and Wildlife Service officer on the Nungar Creek Trail at Kiandra, New South Wales.
Sjoberg, a frequent visitor to Kosciuszko National Park, had been documenting the region’s wild horses when she went missing.
Police revealed that during her time lost in the remote mountains, Sjoberg suffered a snake bite and required immediate medical treatment at the scene before being transported to the hospital for further care.
Concerns for her safety escalated after the hire car company reported that her vehicle had not been returned, and she could not be reached.
The car was eventually discovered abandoned and unlocked, prompting New South Wales police to issue a public appeal on 21 October for help in locating her.
A massive search operation was launched, involving sniffer dogs, firefighters, park rangers, and a helicopter equipped with infrared technology.
“Fears grew after rescue teams failed to locate her in the early days of the search, especially as temperatures in the area surrounding Kosciuszko National Park dropped as low as zero degrees overnight,” police said.
On Sunday, the search came to a successful conclusion. “A woman missing from the Snowy Mountains region since last week has been located, following a wide-scale search by emergency services,” New South Wales police confirmed in a statement.
Sjoberg was last heard from on 8 October, and her discovery has brought relief after days of uncertainty in the challenging and cold terrain.
