Woman Lost for 17 Days in Queensland Wilderness Survives by Eating Fish, Insects

SYDNEY — On Wednesday morning, a woman walked out of the Queensland rainforest alive after being lost for 17 days.

Shannon Fraser, 30, told her family she survived the ordeal by eating insects and drinking river water, ABC News reported.

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Fraser, from Innisfail, had lost 17 kilograms during the ordeal and was extremely sunburnt and dehydrated when she emerged from the Golden Hole swimming spot near Josephine Falls in far north Queensland

The mother of three had been missing since Sunday, Sept. 21. and police feared she had met with foul play or been taken by a crocodile. Read more...

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