The mother of a camper who was lost in remote and rugged bushland for four days before being rescued has revealed the survival tactic her son used to stay alive.
Catherine Orefors was ecstatic at the news her son Sebastian, 23, had been rescued – telling 7 News how he managed to survive during the ordeal.
Sebastian vanished from a camping trip with his friends in Gippsland, Victoria on Friday.
‘What he did was walk at night and slept during the day, to keep himself warm, I think,’ she explained.
The mother of a camper who was lost and alone in remote and rugged bushland for four days before being rescued has revealed one of the survival tactics her son used to stay alive
Catherine Orefors was ecstatic at the news her son had been rescued and told 7 News how he may have kept himself warm during the ordeal
On Tuesday morning, the dehydrated and delirious 23-year-old wandered into a farm where residents phoned emergency services.
Mr Orefors’ mother was ‘screaming with delight’ when she saw her son and travelled with him in an ambulance to hospital for a check up.
‘His mum was so excited,’ said Sergeant Marland of Victoria Police. ‘It’s the best result.’
Sebastian Orefors (pictured in an ambulance with his parents today) has been found after he vanished from a camping trip with his friends in Gippsland, Victoria on Friday
On Tuesday morning the dehydrated and delirious 23-year-old (left and left in right image) wandered into a farm where residents phoned emergency services
What Mr Orefors did or how he survived for four days remains a mystery because he is too weak to talk about what happened.
He separated from friends to find a better clearing in which to pitch their tent on Friday evening.
Their last contact with him was a 7.30pm phonecall while he was believed to be around 700m away.
Mr Orefors’ mother was ‘screaming with delight’ when she saw her son and travelled with him in an ambulance to hospital for a check up. Pictured: The hills where he went missing
Search and rescue teams scoured the Strezlecki Ranges in West Gippslan over the weekend with no luck.
A Victoria Police spokesman said: ‘Missing camper Sebastian Orefors has been located on a farming property in Toora North earlier this morning.
‘Sebastian walked to the Devils Pinch Road homestead at 10.50am after being lost in the bush for four days.
‘The 23-year-old is very dehydrated and is being assessed by paramedics.
‘Police and Sebastian’s family would like to thank everyone involved in the search including SES, Bush Search and Rescue, Parks Victoria and HVP Plantations who cleared logging tracks for the searchers.’
Search and rescue teams scoured the Strezlecki Ranges (pictured) in West Gippslan over the weekend