Three bushwalkers lost in a Victorian state park overnight used rope, bark and reeds to build a makeshift shelter.
Kirri Ord, 21, her 12-year-old brother and her boyfriend, 24, had just half a bag of Twisties and some water between them during their night in the Lerderderg State Park.
They were found safe on Monday morning, almost 24 hours after they set off for what was expected to be a two-hour hike.
The alarm was raised after they failed to return by 5pm on Sunday (AEST), prompting an overnight police and SES search.
The three, from Werribee in suburban Melbourne, were walked out on Monday morning.
Ms Ord said they built a shelter to try to stay warm.
"We had a bit of rope and then we had the reeds and stuff on the side of the river," she told reporters at the scene of the rescue.
"So we just pulled them out and then just tied it all together, and then put bark on top and then branches on top.
"I was wearing short shorts and a singlet, so it was pretty cold."
Lerderderg State Park is about an hour northwest of Melbourne.
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