Sep 26
Mukilteo, Washington – The recent rescue of Mary Hyde Wingfield after six days in a remote area of the North Cascades National Park illustrates how easy it is for a day hike to turn into a potentially life and death situation. Marking her trail and surviving on berries and water from a nearby creek, the lost hiker was spotted and picked up by a helicopter just North of the search area and about 5 miles from where she had left her car. Dehydrated and tired, it very easily could have been a lot worse.
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