A 25-year-old Texas woman was found alive in Big Bend National Park after more than a week missing, just days after heartbreaking details were revealed of a man who ate tadpoles and drank from puddles to survive in the same park. .
Christy Perry had been missing since Nov. 9 and was found “awake and talking” Friday morning, according to the National Park Service.
Search crews closed the Lost Mine Trail where his car was located to search the area on foot and by helicopter.
His family had reported him missing when he returned from his camping trip.
Perry, who is just five feet two inches tall and weighs 100 pounds, according to a missing poster, was transported to a hospital in Odessa and no other details about her condition were shared.
“We are pleased to report a successful search and rescue operation in Big Bend National Park,” the NPS said in a statement.
Christy Perry, 25, was found alive after more than a week missing in Big Bend National Park. NBC News
“Our highly skilled team, in collaboration with outside law enforcement authorities, has safely located and rescued the missing hiker.”
The trail, which takes about three hours to complete, is in “mountain lion and black bear country,” with steep sections and a scorching desert sun, the NPS warns.
Last week, Texas Highways magazine reported on the miraculous survival of a man lost in Big Bend, near the Mexican border, in June.
The Lost Mine Trail is a popular Big Bend hiking trail that climbs steeply through the forests of the Chisos Mountains and offers views of mountains and deserts all the way to Mexico. TPWD Christy Perry was found “awake and talking” after being missing for more than a week in Big Bend National Park in Texas, officials said.NBC News
Jeff Hahn, 59, of Austin, and his daughter Harper Hahn, 25, planned to walk just a few miles, but got lost in 107-degree temperatures.
He was struggling, so the daughter went to get help, but when she returned, he was nowhere to be found.
Hahn had headed toward where he thought help would be.
The Big Bend Hiking Trail offers views of the rugged mountains and deserts of Big Bend and Mexico, but takes several hours to complete and is in “mountain lion and black bear country,” according to the NPS.TPWD Jeff Hahn, 59, of Austin. and his daughter Harper Hahn, 25, were planning to hike a few miles into Big Bend Ranch State Park in mid-June when they got lost and then separated.Harper Hahn
At one point, he fell and fractured his wrist, but landed near a puddle into which he stuck the straw from his water bottle to drink.
Later he found a stream and used his hat to catch tadpoles and eat them.
The marketing executive was found after 27 hours and spent several days in the hospital but recovered.
Others are not as lucky as Perry and Hahn.
In June, a father and his stepson died in the park, separated after the father went to get water for the 14-year-old boy who had passed out due to the scorching temperatures.
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