Woman survived on wine and lollipops after a wrong turn stranded her in the Australian wilderness

She was rescued Thursday in Victoria.

A woman who was stranded for five days in a remote section of southeast Australia last week survived on wine and lollipops, authorities said.

The 48-year-old woman, identified only as Lilian, was rescued Thursday at the end of a dirt road in Victoria, the state’s police agency said in a statement.

Video posted by the agency showed her waving at a rescue helicopter and officers helping her into a police van.

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