Woman missing for four days found alive in WA bushland
A Western Australian woman, missing for four days, has been found in dense bushland almost 50 kilometres from her home.
Anna Johnson’s family raised the alarm on Saturday, calling police when they were unable to get in contact with the 68-year-old.
Police and family concerns were heightened when Ms Johnson’s car was seen being driven erratically on Saturday night in Collie, more almost 50 kilometres east of her home in Millbridge, a north-eastern suburb of Bunbury.
Ms Johnson has dementia and WA Police said her manner of driving may have indicated she was unsure of where she was going.
Yesterday, police found Ms Johnson’s Hyundai Tucson bogged off Toorak Road in Yourdamung Lake, calling in the SES to concentrate their search on bushland in that area.
Late this morning, Ms Johnson was found by SES members not far from where her car was located.
She had gone four days without food or water and had nothing but the clothes on her back to keep her warm in temperatures which dropped to below zero overnight.
“She was lucid, and albeit hungry and cold – she was relieved to see her family, police and SES volunteers,” WA Police Inspector Martin Voyez told 9News.
Ms Johnson was flown to Fiona Stanley Hospital and her son Ben travelled to Collie to help tow her car from the muddy road.
“”She was spritely when we saw her,” Mr Johnson told 9News.
“She’s going good and my sister, my dad and myself have seen her and she is going well.
“The grandkids are going to be proud of their nonna that’s for sure, as are her children and her husband.”
