Pictured: Moment woman who speaks perfect English but can’t remember her own name was found on Croatian island – with police still unable to identify her

• The woman suffered cuts to her face but had no idea how she got to the island
• Authorities said she spoke ‘perfect English’ but cannot confirm her nationality
• Rescuers needed 4x4s and walked two miles to rescue her after she was spotted
• She had no passport, papers or phone and could barely drink any water 

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

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 

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 due to the shallow water were unable to get close enough.

A team of 12 volunteers from the Rijeka Mountain Rescue were then called out.

Due to the rough terrain they had to leave their vehicles two miles from the shoreline and walk to where the woman was last spotted.

After receiving first aid for minor injuries, including cuts to her face, she was carried back to a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital.

A member of the rescue team said she had no passport or any other identification and was not wearing the correct clothing to have been hiking in the area.

‘The woman had minor injuries, she also had a few scratches and was extremely dehydrated and emaciated. She could barely take a few sips of water,’ said a member of the rescue team,

‘We placed her on a stretcher because she was unable to walk and transported her to the hospital.’

Photos of the rescue were posted to the Facebook site of the HCJS Rijeka mountain rescue.

Locals who know the area are puzzled as to how the woman came to be marooned on the jagged rocks.

One who lives nearby told news site 24Sata: ‘It’s weird that she was looking in the area at all. It is an extremely inaccessible part of the bay with terribly sharp rocks — literally razors that cut the rubber on your shoes.

‘There is no life or animals except maybe wild boars or bears which know how to swim to here in search of food, but this is a rarity because there is no food, nothing.

‘A woman that age certainly could not swim that distance, it needs exceptional strength.’

The isle of Kirk, which covers 157sq km, is connected to the mainland by a bridge and is popular with tourists

‘There is no life or animals except maybe wild boars or bears which know how to swim to here in search of food, but this is a rarity because there is no food, nothing.

‘A woman that age certainly could not swim that distance, it needs exceptional strength.’ 

The isle of Krk covers 157 square miles and is the largest island in the Adriatic sea. 

It is home to 17,000 people and connected to the mainland by bridge. 

The island is located about 30km from the city of Rijeka, and is also popular with tourists. 

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