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Missing mother found alive after seven days in bushland

Police admitted 'serious concerns' Rikki Mitchell, who was missing in the Queensland bush for more than a week. Photos: Queensland Police

A mother of four who drank puddle water to survive a week lost in the north Queensland bush has been found just as police were due to make a public appeal.

Rikki Mitchell’s ordeal began when she went missing after becoming disoriented near the Reid River, south of Townsville, while going for a swim on May 2.

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