<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The daughter of an 87-year-old bushwalker who endured a freezing night lost in south-west Western Australia is speaking out, hoping her story helps others.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cold and dehydrated grandmother survived on nothing but a packet of raisins until she was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-news-elderly-bushwalker-rationed-packet-of-raisins-to-survive-near-freezing-night/3b5fcedd-7f66-4e2a-9e7d-0b5cde73ce39"><span>found alive on Saturday afternoon</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bushwalker set off on Friday on a track near Donnelly River Village, 280 kilometres south of Perth, but took a wrong turn. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/stagflation-explained-meaning-causes-impacts-australian-economy/4c116f85-2f24-4d92-9c69-187661a21d5b"><strong><span>'A central banker's nightmare': Australia staring down crisis</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Mum, who's unstoppable and has just gotten new hips, decided she really wanted to do a walk," daughter Jo said today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 87-year-old spent the night alone in dense bushland as temperatures plunged to 6 degrees. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I thought I wasn't gonna see my mum again," Jo said. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/daughter-speaks-out-after-87yearolds-incredible-bushwalk-survival/9f6ee459-1dd5-4d4b-992c-2553f53ab980" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I really didn't think she was coming back."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alarm was raised by 8pm on Friday. Family and emergency services combed the tracks, helicopters and drones searched overhead but the thick canopy was hiding her. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We did all the trails and forestry tracks on our bikes and walking for the whole night, and didn't find her," Jo said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Finally she was found - exhausted, dehydrated but unhurt - 2 kilometres from where she started, after her phone managed to call Triple Zero.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-australia-anthony-albanese-signs-fertiliser-deal-brunei/9482506f-3d2c-41b9-9f28-aa28d294cc91"><strong><span>What Aussie deal with tiny nation actually means</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/monash-freeway-crash-melbourne-boy-dies-after-five-car-pile-up-police-investigating/d9d8cbe6-247b-4460-ab06-e6367e4dceb8" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Boy dies days after horror five-car pile up on freeway</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was sitting on a jarra log, waiting here obediently, eating her little packet of raisins," Jo said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police warn more people are heading into remote areas unprepared, sparking major rescue operations. Experts urging walkers to always tell loved ones their plans. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Take extra water, take a little bit of extra food, extra clothing, maybe some form of shelter," bush survival expert Terry Hewett said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>" … a four to six or maybe eight-hour walk could end up being an overnight event."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>