Lynette Joyce Bond, 68, was winched to safety by the police air wing after it spotted her plea in the Snowy River National Park.
Emergency services were alerted at noon on Saturday after a walker discovered Ms Bond's vehicle on the Deddick Trail.
A note left on the car said it had broken down on Wednesday.
No one had seen or heard from Ms Bond since, prompting local police, search-and-rescue officers, State Emergency Service volunteers, bushwalkers and the police air wing to scour the area.
"Gone for help to McKillops Bridge 2.45pm 3/4 Lynette," the note on the car read.
Searchers found some of Ms Bond's belongings along the track before her message was discovered.
"Air wing members spotted the woman about 11.30am on the banks of Snowy River, where she had written the word 'HELP' in the sand," Victoria Police spokeswoman Leonie Johnson said.
Ms Bond, from Mornington, was taken to hospital for a check-up and last night was said to be doing well.
"Think I'll buy a bicycle," she told Channel 7 following her discovery.
The police air wing video shows Ms Bond - wearing a red top and black jacket - lying on the ground with a backpack on, waving a hiking stick in the air and making a "sand angel" movement.
Police said it was still early to know the full details of how she survived in the national park, 325km east of Melbourne. However, it is believed there was no phone reception for Ms Bond to call for help.
The road where her car was found is unsuitable for caravans, trailers and semi-trailers due to its long, narrow and steep descent down to McKillops Bridge, which crosses the Snowy River near Deddick River - where Ms
Bond is thought to have been found. The area is popular with swimmers, canoeists and walkers.
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