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A Korean tourist who was missing for a week has been found alive and well after a search in treacherous terrain in far north Queensland.
Authorities said Joohee Han, 25, was very dehydrated and a helicopter with a medic on board had picked her up about 12:15pm.
Inspector Steve Kersley said the woman was found by soldiers and police officers, who were searching an area after reports that screams for help were heard on Saturday.
He said the woman had no visible injuries apart from severe dehydration and had now been taken to hospital for further assessment.
"She's walking. She had a raincoat with her, so that obviously assisted her greatly in keeping her warm," Inspector Kersley said.
"Surviving is a miracle, I can tell you.
"Six days is a long time to be lost in the bush, particularly when you have no bush skills."
Inspector Steve Kersley said earlier today the bushwalk was known for being dangerous and difficult.
"There have been people lost on this mountain," he said.
"There's some big crevices on the back side of the hill, which are quite deep … it's very difficult country to find people in."
Senior Constable Jane Moran said Ms Han's friends had raised the alarm yesterday, almost a week after she failed to return to her backpackers' accommodation.
"She sent a message to a friend saying she was going to do a walk up Mount Tyson at 11:00 on Friday morning and nobody has heard from her since then," she said.
"Her friends came into the police station yesterday and reported her missing and we commenced a search."
Scottish tourist Craig Strathie had been staying at the same hostel and said it was a miracle Ms Han was found safe.
"I mean, seven days up there — I've climbed that thing three times, two in a group and one myself and after I did it myself I said I would never be going up again," he said.
"I mean heck, I'm Scottish — we've got mountains all the time, but that thing can be pretty dangerous.
"And she's built like a garden gnome. Honestly, she's about this high ... and for that wee lassie … she actually waved them down apparently.
"But I mean, Monday morning it was nine degrees [Celsius] down here, so you can only imagine what it was up there, you know.
"She's very fortunate and very lucky as to how she's actually managed to get back in one piece.
"We were very worried yesterday, especially after the Tuesday night when we kind of started looking for her because she was supposed to go up to Cairns but we found out from friends that she never actually made the bus."
Senior Constable Moran said police officers, State Emergency Service (SES) crews and a rescue helicopter started searching the area yesterday.
SES area coordinator Eleanor Rosam said 20 volunteers had helped comb through bushland, behind the township of Tully.
"The terrain is very difficult, it is a track that is not used very frequently so it is not in the best condition," she said.
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