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Police said a woman who was found in a remote Australian mountain range after going missing for almost two weeks was 'dazed and unwell' but alive after suffering a snake bite in remote wilderness. New South Wales Police said in a statement that Lovisa 'Kiki' Sjoberg, 48, was found just before 5 p.m. local time Sunday in the Snowy Mountains region of Kosciuszko National Park, after a huge multi-agency search that involved two helicopters and dog teams.
Monaro Police District Superintendent Toby Lindsay told a news conference Monday, reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that the woman was 'dazed and injured' and 'quite unwell.' 'She advises she was bitten by a copperhead snake four days before being found and also rolled her ankle and she was suffering from dehydration,' he said. 'We held grave concerns for the missing woman and very glad she’s been found safe and reasonably well.
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