Backpacker rescued in Australia after 12 days

Backpacker rescued in Australia after 12 days - CNN

Wed, Jul 15th, 2009

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(CNN) -- A British backpacker has been rescued after spending nearly two weeks missing in the mountains of eastern Australia, authorities said Wednesday.

Jamie Neale, 19, was last seen July 3 after leaving his youth hostel in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Two hikers found Neale near a trail outside of Katoomba, police said.

New South Wales Police said Neale was taken to Katoomba's Blue Mountains Hospital suffering from exhaustion and dehydration.

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