Missing Hiker Found Alive After 9 Days Lost in Sierra Nevada

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a missing hiker has been found alive after being lost for nine days in the rugged Sierra Nevada near a Central California wildfire.

A Fresno County Sheriff's search and rescue team located Miyuki Harwood Saturday morning near a reservoir.

Sheriff's spokesman Tony Botti said Harwood was hurt, but he didn't know the extent of her injuries. She was airlifted to a hospital for medical evaluation.

Sheriff Margaret Sims says Harwood had no food and only a water filter that allowed her to drink from a creek.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MISSING_HIKER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-08-29-19-49-24

[petronius]

1. Great news, that's a long time to be lost. Hope she recovers quickly... (nt)

[truthisfreedom]

2. That brand of water filter is going to be popular

Mark my words. Amazon explodes.

[PoliticAverse]

3. Good thing she had that one thing with her. n/t

[petronius]

6. That, and the whistle...

[Earth_First]

23. Most likely a Sawyer or Lifestraw...

Very popular among backcountry hikers for their reliability and light weight.

[forest444]

4. Thank goodness - and Hollywood, are you listening?

This has the makings of a great thriller.

[Sinan]

5. If it is snowing so badly that you cannot see in front of your face

then maybe you can say you got lost in the Sierras. But the rest of the year, it is simple. Just find a canyon or stream or river and go downhill. Anyone who gets lost in the Sierras outside of a complete whiteout blizzard is a complete moron. You have two choices, downhill is to the east or west. Either way, if you follow any water you will end up in civilization. It's not rocket science folks.

[PoliticAverse]

7. That follow the streams downhill method enabled a 17 year old girl...

to make it to civilization after an airplane crash in the Amazon rainforest:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke

[Sinan]

8. Yes

I have hiked a lot in the Sierras, flown over it so many times I cannot mention. If you cannot find your way to civilization there then you are a total jackass.

[Trajan]

16. I'm not really loving your insulting style ...

So much so that you gotta go ....

[4now]

20. maybe her two broken legs were an impediment

Lost Hiker With 2 Broken Legs Survives 9 Days Crawling In Wilderness

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/29/lost-injured-hiker-survives-9-days-in-wilderness/

[closeupready]

21. Oh please, give me a break.

[miyazaki]

9. I understand she was older, possibly injured, area was smoked in

from fires, obscuring sight. You know, circumstances. Not every source of water will lead you to salvation in time. Try to be a little more sensitive.

[Purveyor]

11. "be a little more sensitive"? Oh hell NO! We can't have that now. This is DU, a gathering place

of not nary a soul that I would care to associate with, perhaps spare a few, in real time.

[miyazaki]

17. So so. You should read some of my fan mail.

[XemaSab]

19. Like that kid who was hiking in Yosemite

and he figured he'd just follow a creek down to the valley floor.

That worked out super well for him.

[Sedona]

10. Maybe you missed...

the part that says she was hurt. She couldn't hike anywhere, downstream or not, if she couldn't walk.

[Purveyor]

12. I didn't miss a thing. Perhaps your post was meant for another. eom

[RobertEarl]

13. She wasn't lost

She knew exactly where she was.

All she lost was a few pounds but gained some solitude.

[Hoppy]

14. That is why I purchased a signal beacon from R.E.I.

I got it four years ago. I hope I never have to use it.

[DemoTex]

15. PCT?

Very popular with the flip-flop wearing, no-water carrying types nowadays.

[Kber]

18. My son and his friends just finished this trail

Beautiful but isolated.

[loudsue]

22. Gawd! What a horrible web site. All that frantic motion won't let you read the article,

and it has one of those videos that starts playing and blaring out a commercial when you didn't click on it. AP can stick that site where the sun won't shine.