Police say a lady who had been missing for a week was discovered entangled in mud at a Massachusetts state park. According to police, she could have been locked there for at least three days. Emma Tetewsky, 31, was rescued around 6 p.m. on Monday when hikers contacted 911 and reported hearing a lady pleading for help in a swampy region, according to authorities.

When Easton police officers arrived, they could hear but not see Tetewsky, so they used all-terrain vehicles and waded 40 feet through heavy vegetation and swamp to reach her at Borderland State Park, south of Boston.Tetewsky was discovered in a fetal posture in a shallow region of the swamp. The Enterprise stated that the sticky muck was knee-deep and that it took numerous attempts to rescue her.

According to authorities, she was dehydrated, sunburned, and had various injuries to her upper body. according to The Enterprise. According to The New York Times, she was conscious and attentive when she was discovered and was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. Tetewsky did not have a smartphone with her when she went missing, according to police, and she had a history of mental health issues, according to NPR.

We want to thank everyone who helped us,” said Stoughton Police Chief Donna M. McNamara. “We would not have been able to find her if it hadn’t been for the public’s assistance and tips over the last five days.” “This is the best outcome possible,” she continued. Tetewsky went missing last week after her relatives reported she hadn’t been seen since Monday.

“This type of story usually ends in tragedy, and I didn’t have much hope.” “I thought she’d already died from the elements,” Emma’s father, Avran Tetewsky, told WBZ.”It was traumatic for her to be stuck in the mud for as long as she was,” said her mother, Barbara Zinaman. “It’s miraculous that they found her.”