BUENOS AIRES, Argentina ? �Argentine police searched Friday for the attacker of an Australian tourist who was found alive three days after disappearing on a nature trail.
Emma Kelly, 23, is recovering and out of danger now, an Argentine friend said.
She was found dehydrated and disoriented on Thursday and with obvious signs of being attacked after going hiking in the scenic "Cajon del Azul" canyon near El Bolson, a town in the southern Andean foothills.
"This is not a difficult hike; the whole trail is wide and well-marked. It's the first time something like this has happened in El Bolson. It's a popular place," said Bruno Meister, who lives in El Bolson with another Australian, a close friend of Kelly.
Kelly was flown by helicopter to a local hospital and Meister said she was recovering. "She's smiling, we're cracking jokes with her. She's trying to get over it," he said.
Police on Friday had yet to make any official announcements about the case, but Meister said they were hunting for Kelly's attacker.
"They're looking very hard for this person now," Meister said. "The whole country is informed and they're really looking for him."
Police also responded quickly to an attack on two French tourists who went missing while hiking on another Argentine nature trail, some 1,200 miles to the north, in the Salta region in July. The women were found raped and shot to death, and three suspects were detained.
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