Victorian woman missing for five days found alive in bushland

A woman who was missing for five days has been found alive in Victorian bushland.

Lillian Ip was spotted in dense bushland near Bright by the police helicopter after five days in the wilderness.

Police said the 48-year-old was driving to Dartmouth Dam and made a wrong turn down a dead end, getting her car stuck in the mud while trying to turn around.

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She became stranded 60km away from the nearest town.

With no mobile service, a bottle of wine and some small snacks, she had no choice but to stay with her car for five days, in hopes that someone would find her.

"Due to health issues she was unable to try and walk for help so stayed with her car," Wodonga Police Station Sergeant Martin Torpey said.

"She was only planning a short-day trip so had only taken a couple of snacks and lollies with her but no water.

"After being lost in the bush for five days, she was extremely relieved and grateful to see us and we were just as happy to see her."

Ip was reported missing on April 30 when she didn't make her daily phone call to her family.

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Police searched the Mitta Mitta, Wodonga, Bright and Albury areas before a police helicopter spotted her car while performing a sweep over the Mitta Mitta bushlands today.

The helicopter then directed a local police van to her location.

She has been taken to hospital for observation and is being treated for dehydration.

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