Lost grandmother found after nine days in Arizona wilderness

By Euronews

Published on 13/04/2016 - 18:42

Saying she took a wrong turn and ran out of fuel, Ann Rodgers survived on pond water before being rescued.

A 72-year-old woman who got lost in the Arizona wilderness was rescued after nine days thanks to rescuers who spotted a ‘Help’ sign written on the ground in sticks.

American Ann Rodgers was on her way to Phoenix to visit her grandchildren when she took a wrong turn and ran out of fuel. She survived by drinking pond water and eating plants. Officials said she was suffering from exposure but was in a fair condition.