A woman who survived a traumatic fortnight stranded in Australia's unforgiving Outback saved herself by finding a water hole. Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, is being treated in an Alice Springs hospital for dehydration and exposure after a traumatic fight for survival. Her two companions remain missing after their dual-cab ute got bogged in a riverbed southwest of Alice Springs almost two weeks ago. Police say the 52-year-old survivor was found not far from the trio's bogged vehicle. A keen-eyed pastoralist played a key role in saving the woman, telling police he'd spotted tyre tracks in an area that hadn't been searched.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 02, 2019 00:22 UTC