A woman who has been missing for a week has been found alive and safe.
Samantha Heberlein, 33, was reported missing after her Kia Sportage broke down in Tamboon, on Victoria’s south-east coast, at 8.15am on Friday. She has had no contact with her family since.
Victoria Police confirmed on Wednesday evening that she was ‘safe and well in North Melbourne’.
Police believe Ms Heberlein was able to hitchhike to Bairnsdale, about two hours west of Tamboon, before catching a train to Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, the ABC reports.
Point Cook woman Samantha Heberlein (pictured), 33, has been found safe after being reported missing almost a week ago
The extraordinary disappearance sparked searches with police and the SES in the east of the state, with concerns for her welfare due to a medical condition.
The last confirmed contact with her – prior to her discovery – was with a passerby who stopped to help her with her car.
Ms Heberlein was reportedly seen on CCTV at a shopping center in Mount Waverley, East Melbourne, on Sunday.