Woman stranded for five days survived on a bottle of wine and sweets

‘The first thing coming in my mind, I was thinking, water and a cigarette,’ Ms Ip told 9News. ‘Thank God the policewoman had a cigarette.’

She continued, ‘I thought I was going to die there. My whole body shut down on Friday.’

As she lost hope of being found alive, she wrote a letter to her family in which she expressed her love for them.

Ms Ip was discovered about 60km from the nearest town.

According to Victoria police, she was unable to walk far due to health issues, so she remained close to her car.

According to BBC News, Wodonga Police Station Sergeant Martin Torpey stated that she only had a few snacks and sweets with her and no water; the only liquid she had with her was a bottle of wine she bought as a gift for her mother.

Sergeant Torpey added that it was her good judgement to stay with her car and not wander off into the bush that helped the police find her.

Ms Ip was taken to the hospital for dehydration treatment but has since returned home to Melbourne.