Rescue Crew - British Teen Survives 3 Days Lost In Outback

British backpacker Sam Derry-Woodhead is parked , inside a relief heli when your dog is given help to next to Longreach, Australia.(Photo: Angus Emmott, AP)

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Sam Derry-Woodhead, 18, is recovering from dehydration

He fallen 33 pounds while lost, his mummy says

He sipped contact fluid and also his very own urine for you to survive

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) A British teen backpacker drank contact zoom lens smooth in addition to his / her individual urine to be able to survive several times displaced within Australian Outback scrubland in oppressive summer heat, his mommy explained Saturday.

Claire Derry reached the particular plan connected with the woman 18-year-old son, Sam Derry-Woodhead, on Saturday during Longreach Hospital in northeast Australia, where by they are recouping from dehydration.

She said the girl feared the worst type of while flying out of London's Heathrow Airport for you to Longreach until eventually your lover was instructed after a stopover inside east sea-coast area of Brisbane of which searchers in a helicopter had winched the girl child that will basic safety on Friday.

"He'd live through with fluid from for the purpose of plus his personal urine," Derry explained to Ten Network TV. He ended up being sunburned and experienced dropped 33 pounds, your lover said.

Derry-Woodhead became shed around scrubland even though wandering Tuesday close to Upshot Station, a new livestock ranch 55 a long way from Longreach.

He have been being employed for the hacienda regarding lower than a couple 2 or 3 weeks as being a novice cowboy recognized around Australia to be a jackaroo.

Temperatures reached 104 certifications while all around fifty results scoured the particular rugged land above several days. Two individuals attained health cure with regard to temperature stroke.

Alex Wright, who was part of this crew that will rescued Derry-Woodhead, said we were looking at fortunate to location him in the trees several miles from where he became lost.

"We only happened to find out the pup when this individual was traversing a clearing," Wright advised Ten. "He's already been dehydrated. Everything with regards to him, all of their features, looked incredibly sunken."

George Thomson, a different recovery team member, said Derry-Woodhead thanked them following becoming winched aboard your heli as well as requested a popsicle.