Pictures show moment mystery woman was rescued on Croatian island

Pictures show moment mystery woman was rescued on Croatian island
Pictures show moment mystery woman was rescued on Croatian island

This is the dramatic moment that a woman who speaks perfect English but cannot remember her own name was rescued from a rocky stretch of coast in Croatia.  

The woman, who is believed to be in her 60s, was found by a fisherman on rocks on the island of Krk on September 12 around 9am.

A team of 12 rescuers were dispatched to the remote location near Rudine beach, and had to used 4x4s and hike two miles to reach her. 

Bloodied and bruised, she was so weak she had to be carried on a stretcher more than two miles back to a waiting ambulance.

This is the moment a team of rescuers reached a woman on a remote part of the Croatian island of Krk - only to find that she cannot remember her own name or how she got there

This is the moment a team of rescuers reached a woman on a remote part of the Croatian island of Krk - only to find that she cannot remember her own name or how she got there

Rescuers were called by fishermen who heard the woman calling for help around 9am on September 12 - having spotted her the previous evening without realising she was stuck

Rescuers were called by fishermen who heard the woman calling for help around 9am on September 12 - having spotted her the previous evening without realising she was stuck

A passing fisherman who spotted the woman told MailOnline: 'She was yelling in English 'please, help'. 

'The area was hard to approach and we were in the boat. So we called the rescue service.

He said his wife had spoken to her and he could 'only guess that the accent could be Scottish'.

He said he saw her on rocks at the same spot the night before, but she was not calling for help. 

It was only the following day that they realised she was in trouble and called rescue teams.

The woman is said to be in her 60s and speak perfect English with a slight Scottish accent, but cannot remember her own name

The woman is said to be in her 60s and speak perfect English with a slight Scottish accent, but cannot remember her own name 

Authorities in Croatia say no one has come forward to identify her, despite widespread appeals.

A police spokesman said she can communicate in English but does not remember her name or where she is from.

'Various methods have been tried to establish her identity but so far none have proved successful,' said a police spokesman.

The woman, who is about 5ft 4in and has blonde hair, is recovering in hospital in the port city of Rijeka.

A lifeboat crew had attempted to reach the woman but

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