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| Katherine Brewster found safe at Brazil meditation retreat | Katherine Brewster found safe at Brazil meditation retreat |
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| A British woman who went missing from a meditation retreat in Brazil has been found safe and well. | A British woman who went missing from a meditation retreat in Brazil has been found safe and well. |
| Katherine Brewster, 27, from Seaford, in East Sussex, was last seen on Sunday, reportedly walking barefoot into a dense forest. | Katherine Brewster, 27, from Seaford, in East Sussex, was last seen on Sunday, reportedly walking barefoot into a dense forest. |
| Her mother, Dr Diane Brewster, told BBC South East that she had called home after returning from "time alone" in a rural part of Santa Catarina. | Her mother, Dr Diane Brewster, told BBC South East that she had called home after returning from "time alone" in a rural part of Santa Catarina. |
| Ms Brewster was said to have been "amazed" upon learning of the search. | Ms Brewster was said to have been "amazed" upon learning of the search. |
| She is staying with a family in Dom Jose village in Alpestre, who reported her disappearance on Tuesday after she left taking only her passport and credit card, and leaving all her other belongings behind. | She is staying with a family in Dom Jose village in Alpestre, who reported her disappearance on Tuesday after she left taking only her passport and credit card, and leaving all her other belongings behind. |
| In a Facebook post, Neli da Terra said she was "a guest for a period of 32 days, in search of a contact with earth and nature, always with a quiet behavior and relationship and without causing any damage to the community and our family". | In a Facebook post, Neli da Terra said she was "a guest for a period of 32 days, in search of a contact with earth and nature, always with a quiet behavior and relationship and without causing any damage to the community and our family". |
| Marcos Woelz, speaking on behalf of Clairton da Silva, who was involved in the search for Ms Brewster, said: "We got really scared. The weather was changing fast. We were really worried about her health. | |
| "She was found about 10km away in a very densely populated bush where she found some fruit from other people's plantations. | |
| "She was found in a very hard-to-access area; no roads, very steep terrain. She was found with bruises but basically she is ok. | |
| "She went walking and got lost." |