A 71-year-old tourist who had been missing for two days in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory has been found alive and well, NT Police say.
Maggie Dobbin from Tweed Heads in New South Wales was reported missing on Sunday night, after last being seen near the Wangi Falls campground earlier that day.
Police say she set out on a 10 kilometre hike from Wangi Falls to Tjaetaba Falls but became disoriented and was unable to find her way back.
Authorities began a large-scale search for the experienced bushwalker on Monday morning and announced on Tuesday afternoon she had been located.
The elderly woman was this afternoon escorted out of the park via Wangi Falls to receive treatment from waiting medical crews.
As she was whisked to a waiting ambulance, Ms Dobbin stopped to tell media how grateful she was to be rescued.
"I can only say the guys here, and the girls, have done an absolutely fantastic job," she said.
"You're lucky you've got them up here."
Ms Dobbin was due to meet seven other hikers who had travelled to the NT from other parts of Australia on Sunday afternoon.
But Superintendent Brendan Muldoon said Ms Dobbin was not there when they arrived.
NT Police say she was lucky to have enough supplies to stay safe.
"Luckily, she was well-provisioned with food and water and a silver blanket, and had also found enough fresh water to stay hydrated," Superintendent Muldoon said.
"She was resting in the shade this afternoon when she heard the helicopter and was able to walk to a point where she could be seen and was subsequently picked up by the helicopter."
Superintendent Muldoon said the onset of the Top End dry season meant conditions in the area were not as extreme as they could be at other times of the year.
"We couldn't have hoped for a better outcome," he said.
"I'd like to thank everyone involved in the lady's rescue."
