Missing Queensland woman Julie Schutt found safe in bushland near Streaky Bay

For the past week, Clifford Schutt has held out for a miracle to reunite with his missing beloved wife and the mother of their three sons. On Mother’s Day, that’s exactly what happened.

For the past week, Clifford Schutt has held out for a miracle for his beloved wife Julie, who went missing a week ago, to be found.

And on Mother’s Day, that’s exactly what happened.

“Miracles do happen,” he said just hours after receiving the news his wife had been found alive and well.

“It was hard to control myself when I got the phone call this morning.

“I thought it was a routine phone call but they said Julie had walked out of the bush and she was at the police station.

“At that point I lost complete control of myself and it took me a couple of minutes to pull myself back together.”

Mr Schutt said the couple smiled at each other, hugged and kissed when they were finally reunited.

“I can’t remember exactly what I said, we were just happy to be there,” he said.

“It’s just great to have her back.

“It was the hardest week I’ve ever had to have.”

Clifford Schutt said it was a “miracle” his wife had been found on Mother’s Day. Picture: Riley Walter

A large-scale land and air search was launched to try and find Ms Schutt, from central Queensland, who vanished from Streaky Bay on the state’s west coast when she wandered out of town about 5pm Sunday.

The search also extended to neighbouring towns on the west coast.

On Sunday morning, police said Ms Schutt had been found after she wandered into a farmhouse north of Streaky Bay and “asked for a glass of water”.

She was dehydrated and suffering malnutrition but otherwise uninjured.

Concerns had been held for her welfare because she did not have any personal belongings with her and she was not familiar with the local area.

Mr Schutt said his wife was “coming together by the minute” at Streaky Bay hospital but was still “extremely tired”.

“(She had) no food and very little water, she was just walking trying to find a way out,” he said.

“She was certainly as happy to see us as we were (to see her).

He said the couple’s three teenage sons, who are still in Queensland, were “relieved” at the news their mother had been found.

“They’re all rapt,” he said.

Mr Schutt said he always believed his wife would be found.

“We had to just hang in there,” he said.

“She’s a very strong and determined woman.”

Mr Schutt said he was unsure exactly why his wife had wandered out of town after “she looked like she’d just gone for a stroll”.

“She just got disoriented,” he said.

Mr Schutt thanked emergency services for their efforts during the search for his wife.

“They were on the job straight away,” he said.

“I felt we were going to find her with the help we had.

“You had to hang in there because miracles always happen and it did.”

Mr Schutt said he hadn’t realised it was Mother’s Day until after his wife was found, but the family would celebrate the day in some way.

“I actually didn’t know until about 10 minutes ago,” he said.

“Looking at the calendar hasn’t been my thing of late … we’ll work that out for the rest of the day with the boys and try and make it a bit special for her.

“We’re just happy to have her back,” he said.

48-year-old Julie was last seen about 5pm on Sunday, May 7, in Streaky Bay. Picture: SA Police

Julie and her husband Clifford on their recent travels throughout Australia. Picture: Supplied by Family

Police had been conducting an intensive land and air search for Ms Schutt, 48, since she vanished at 5pm last Sunday while walking in the town.

Concerns were held for her safety because she did not have any personal belongings with her and she was not familiar with the area.

On Friday Ms Schutt’s husband Cliff made a heartbreaking plea for her return, days after her brother Todd arrived in the town to help search for her.

Julie's brother, Todd travelled to Streaky Bay to search for his sister. Picture: 7 NEWS,

Mr Schutt said he was struggling to hold himself together as a search of the area was scaled out to include nearby towns, with police not ruling out that she may have received a ride out of Streaky Bay.

“I’m very up and down. There’s moments of falling apart and then I’m just numb,” her husband said.

“I just want to find her.”