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Shay Williamson Wins Alone Australia Season 3 After 76 Days in Tasmanian Wilderness

Professional trapper Shay Williamson relied on his bushcraft expertise to endure Tasmania’s West Coast Range, with the season ending in a surprise visit from his wife.

Shay Williamson underwent a dramatic transformation over 76 days while filming for Alone Australia season three.
After two and a half months of putting their survival skills to the ultimate test in Tasmania's West Coast Range, just two contestants remain. Who will be the last one standing?
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Overview

  • Williamson outlasted nine other contestants to set a new Australian series record with a 76-day run in the West Coast Range of Tasmania.
  • He drew on decades of possum-trapping and bushcraft experience to withstand extreme weather, scarce rations and regular medical inspections.
  • His survival diet included more than 1,100 worms, multiple eels and trout, and a crucial pademelon caught on day 67 that sustained him through the final stretch.
  • During a routine medical check on day 76, his wife Abby appeared unannounced to inform him he had secured the $250,000 prize.
  • The windfall will significantly reduce the family’s mortgage in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty and fuel his plans to share wilderness skills with his young daughters.