A 25-year-old Texas woman has been found alive in Big Bend National Park after more than a week missing, just days after horrifying details of a man who ate tadpoles and drank from puddles to survive in the same park came to light.
Christy Perry has been missing since Nov. 9 and was found “awake and talking” Friday morning, according to the National Park Service.
Search teams closed the Missing Mine Trail where the 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 100 pounds, according to the missing poster, was taken to a hospital in Odessa and no other details about his condition were released.
“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 being missing for more than a week in Big Bend National Park. NBC News
“Our highly skilled team, in cooperation with outside law enforcement, safely located and rescued the missing pedestrian.”
The trail, which takes about three hours to complete, is in “mountain lion and black bear country,” with steep sections and a hot desert sun, the NPS warns.
Last week, Texas Highways magazine reported on the survival of a man who went missing in Big Bend, located 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 mountain and desert views into Mexico. TPWD Christy Perry was found “alert 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 25-year-old daughter Harper Hahn planned to hike just a few miles but got lost in the 107-degree heat.
He struggled so the daughter went ahead to find help but when she returned, he was nowhere to be found.
Hahn had wandered off to 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 NPS.TPWD Jeff Hahn, 59, of Austin, and his daughter Harper The 25-year-old Hahn planned to hike just a few miles inside Big Bend Ranch State Park in mid-June when they got lost and then separated.Harper Hahn
At one point, he fell and broke his wrist but landed near a puddle that he stuck a straw in his water bottle to drink from.
He then finds a river and uses his hat to fish for tadpoles to eat.
The marketing executive was found after 27 hours and spent several days in hospital but recovered.
Others weren’t 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 who passed out in the heat.
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