A young woman has survived a terrifying ordeal after becoming lost amongst mangroves in Helensvale.
The 20-year-old had been camping with friends when she wandered from the boat she was staying on at around midnight on Tuesday, October 3 near Dalley Park Drive.
She managed to call the police for help after getting lost in the pitch-black darkness.
She had attempted to traverse the thick-mud in an attempt to find land but had no luck.
“An officer from Coomera conducted a foot search, navigating his way through approximately 200 metres of knee-deep, and at times waist-deep, mud and thick scrub for almost an hour to locate the woman,” a QPS statement reads.
“The area she was found was incredibly isolated with zero visibility.”
The officer then used the sound of a horn from a Police vehicle to assist in escorting the woman back through the mud, at times needing to carry her, to safety.
The woman and officer were thankfully uninjured, but extremely exhausted.
Police have released footage of the incredible rescue below.
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