Backpacker leaves Oz hospital

A BRITISH teenager who survived 12 days lost in the Australian Blue Mountains by eating plants has been discharged from hospital.

Backpacker leaves Oz hospital
Sat, 18 Jul, 2009 - 01:00

Jamie Neale, 19, was treated for dehydration and exposure.

The teenager got lost hiking in the mountains, 95km west of Sydney, on July 3.

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