Overview

• Forest Fire Management Victoria crews found Troy Milne on Oct. 16 after responding to a reported blaze near Kirby Cross Track, locating him beside a fire he had lit.
• The 61-year-old’s Jeep had bottomed out on an unmarked track and could not be driven, leaving him stranded in dense Gippsland bushland.
• Milne, who relies on insulin, told 9News he survived by drinking creek water as his blood sugar dropped and he feared slipping into a coma.
• Surveillance footage and service-station workers earlier showed him appearing lost and asking for directions, broadening the search area.
• He was transported to a hospital for evaluation, with Ambulance Victoria describing his condition as remarkably good given the circumstances.