Tiffany Slaton, 27, was found alive after surviving more than three weeks lost in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. She was discovered in an unlocked cabin at Vermilion Valley Resort, where the owner had left the door open for stranded hikers. Slaton’s solo camping trip turned into a survival ordeal after she fell from a cliff and was cut off by avalanche-blocked trails. She survived by foraging wild leeks, drinking melted snow, and using pine needle tea, despite injuries including a splinted leg and a dislocated knee she popped back into place herself. She endured 13 snowstorms and hiked over 40 miles before being found just before her 28th birthday. Authorities described her survival as miraculous, and she is now recovering after being treated for dehydration and minor injuries.
She credits her permaculture training, and her conditioning from being a pre Olympic archer, with saving her life.
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