A woman who was stranded in the arid central Australian outback almost two weeks ago has been rescued, and a search is continuing for her two friends
.Tamra McBeath-Riley, 52, was being treated in an Alice Springs hospital for dehydration and exposure after she was found late on Sunday, Police Superintendent Pauline Vicary said. The air search continued on Monday for her friends Claire Hockridge, 46, and Phu Tran, 40.
Ms McBeath-Riley said she and her companions found a water hole. Her companions began trekking 20 kilometres toward a highway on Thursday, planning to avoid the desert heat, which came close to 40 degrees Celsius in recent days, by walking at night and carrying up to seven litres of water.
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