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Missing hiker Miyuki Harwood survives nine days stranded in forest with broken bones by drinking filtered creek water | |
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A woman who was stranded in the rugged Sierra Nevada for nine days while suffering from some broken bones survived by using a water filter to drink from a creek, authorities said. | A woman who was stranded in the rugged Sierra Nevada for nine days while suffering from some broken bones survived by using a water filter to drink from a creek, authorities said. |
Miyuki Harwood, 62, was found on Saturday morning in a remote area of the Sierra National Forest after she used a whistle to get the attention of a search and rescue team who were looking for her, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said at a news conference. | Miyuki Harwood, 62, was found on Saturday morning in a remote area of the Sierra National Forest after she used a whistle to get the attention of a search and rescue team who were looking for her, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said at a news conference. |
Harwood was airlifted to a hospital to treat an unspecified injury sustained on Aug. 20 when she got separated from a group of hikers near Horsehead Lake, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Fresno. | Harwood was airlifted to a hospital to treat an unspecified injury sustained on Aug. 20 when she got separated from a group of hikers near Horsehead Lake, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Fresno. |
She was listed in stable condition, the sheriff said after meeting Harwood at her hospital bed. | She was listed in stable condition, the sheriff said after meeting Harwood at her hospital bed. |
“Her voice was strong. She was extremely thankful that people were looking for her,” Mims said. | “Her voice was strong. She was extremely thankful that people were looking for her,” Mims said. |
Search and rescue teams were sent out in a helicopter Harwood was later airlifted to hospital Harwood, of Folsom, California, was the focus of an intense search involving several law enforcement agencies after she got lost in the mountains. | Search and rescue teams were sent out in a helicopter Harwood was later airlifted to hospital Harwood, of Folsom, California, was the focus of an intense search involving several law enforcement agencies after she got lost in the mountains. |
She broke some bones and couldn't hike back to her base camp, Mims said. She also had very little food and supplies because she was carrying just enough for a day trip. | She broke some bones and couldn't hike back to her base camp, Mims said. She also had very little food and supplies because she was carrying just enough for a day trip. |
Rescue efforts had previously been hampered due to thick smoke from a wildfire Search and rescue teams at the Sierra Nevada National Forest | Rescue efforts had previously been hampered due to thick smoke from a wildfire Search and rescue teams at the Sierra Nevada National Forest |
To survive, Harwood crawled for about two days from where she was injured to a creek where she could scoop water into a bottle with a filter inside. | To survive, Harwood crawled for about two days from where she was injured to a creek where she could scoop water into a bottle with a filter inside. |
“She was a fighter,” said Rusty Hotchkiss, a California Highway Patrol flight officer and paramedic who flew Harwood to the hospital. | “She was a fighter,” said Rusty Hotchkiss, a California Highway Patrol flight officer and paramedic who flew Harwood to the hospital. |
“She was very exhausted — very tired, but she was very thankful to be saved and to get out of there,” he added. | “She was very exhausted — very tired, but she was very thankful to be saved and to get out of there,” he added. |
Mims said the search for Harwood was hampered by thick smoke from a wildfire that has burned 96 square miles nearby in the Kings Canyon National Park. | Mims said the search for Harwood was hampered by thick smoke from a wildfire that has burned 96 square miles nearby in the Kings Canyon National Park. |