There were grave fears for photographer Lovisa Sjoberg when a multi-agency team failed to find her in the Snowy Mountains despite days of searching.
A 48-year-old woman missing for almost two weeks in Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains has been found injured but alive with a suspected snakebite.
Police described Sjoberg as a capable hiker but authorities and her family became concerned due to her out-of-character disappearance and the length of time since she’d been seen. No one had spoken to her for more than two weeks before the search began, police said. Police set up a command post at the Kiandra Courthouse and a multi-agency search swung into action including a helicopter with infrared capabilities.Police horses, the dog unit, trail bikes, four-wheel drives and locals also mobilised to help scour the treacherous alpine terrain. A Surf Life Saving helicopter joined the effort and a dedicated Facebook page for Sjoberg’s search sprung up and garnered almost 1000 contributors.Then, at 4.
Local Mal Bruce, who set up the Facebook page, said it was the “best Sunday ever” after Sjoberg was found. “Lots of the Jindabyne community know her and I hope the creation of the group contributed to her being found,” he said.Community members posting on the Facebook group said she was a gifted photographer known among the region’s pro-brumby advocacy groups.on Saturday that search teams were focused on the plains where brumbies congregate as “we believe Lovisa may have been tracking them”.
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