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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01AE_01C7F218.6ED75090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is an article on the bird angle of this miraculous story. A = 76-year old woman had been lost in the eastern Oregon woods for almost = two weeks. A search party located her when the followed some Ravens = making a lot of noise. Here's the BBC story... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6984776.stm Saturday, 8 September 2007, 08:44 GMT 09:44 UK =20 =20 US woman survives canyon ordeal =20 =20 Mrs Anderson had to be carried out of the canyon by a rescue team=20 A 76-year-old woman who had been given up for dead after being lost in = the Oregon mountains for two weeks has been found alive and well.=20 Doris Anderson was on an elk hunting trip with her husband Harold when = their truck broke down on 24 August.=20 Though miles from civilisation, the pair tried to walk to safety, but = became separated in the woods.=20 Mrs Anderson's family had even begun planning her memorial service when = she was found by police, reports say.=20 Rescuers had searched the region just south of the Eagle Cap Wilderness = Area before but two officers from Baker County Sheriff's department had = returned in the hope of finding some trace.=20 I thought that she was more fragile than that and she's proved me wrong = and I'm glad=20 Mrs Anderson's daughter Barbara=20 They were alerted to some activity by the sound of ravens in a deep = canyon, and when they followed the noise they came across Mrs Anderson, = who had suffered a hip injury, but was conscious and alert.=20 "They actually could hear her talking to herself at the time which drew = their attention to her and happened to walk right up on her as she was = laying beside a creek," Baker County Sheriff Mitch Southwick said.=20 She was dehydrated, but had sustained herself with water from the creek. = Family joy=20 Mrs Anderson was dressed lightly, but managed to survive night-time = temperatures of nearly 0C with just a touch of frostbite on her toes, = which will not require surgery.=20 Doctors treating Mrs Anderson at St Elizabeth Health Services in Baker = City say she is remarkably well considering her ordeal.=20 =20 "They said that they've had people that have fallen between the bed and = the wall that are younger that have had more severe injuries, I mean = they've been in worse condition than what she is so they're really = astounded, we all are" Mrs Anderson's daughter Barbara Moore told the = Associated Press.=20 "My mom is much stronger than I ever knew that she was, I thought that = she was more fragile than that and she's proved me wrong and I'm glad," = she added.=20 Equally delighted is Mrs Anderson's husband Harold who had carried on = looking for help when his wife had become exhausted and decided to try = to return to their vehicle.=20 A disorientated Mr Anderson was later picked up by another hunting = group, but they failed to find his wife.=20 "I thought my wife was dead," Mr Anderson said of the news that his wife = was alive. "It's a living miracle, it has to be."=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01AE_01C7F218.6ED75090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller><HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16525" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Here is = an article=20 on the bird angle of this miraculous story. A 76-year old = woman had=20 been lost in the eastern Oregon woods for almost two weeks. A = search party=20 located her when the followed some Ravens making a lot of noise. = Here's=20 the BBC story...</FONT><BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6984776.stm"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New = Roman">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6984776.stm</FONT></A><BR></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Saturday, 8 September 2007, 08:44 GMT 09:44 = UK =20 <BR> <BR>US woman survives canyon ordeal <BR> <BR>Mrs = Anderson=20 had to be carried out of the canyon by a rescue team </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>A 76-year-old woman who had been given up for = dead after=20 being lost in the Oregon mountains for two weeks has been found alive = and well.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Doris Anderson was on an elk hunting trip with = her husband=20 Harold when their truck broke down on 24 August. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Though miles from civilisation, the pair tried = to walk to=20 safety, but became separated in the woods. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mrs Anderson's family had even begun planning = her memorial=20 service when she was found by police, reports say. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Rescuers had searched the region just south of = the Eagle=20 Cap Wilderness Area before but two officers from Baker County Sheriff's=20 department had returned in the hope of finding some trace. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I thought that she was more fragile than that = and she's=20 proved me wrong and I'm glad </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mrs Anderson's daughter Barbara </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>They were alerted to some activity by the sound = of ravens=20 in a deep canyon, and when they followed the noise they came across Mrs=20 Anderson, who had suffered a hip injury, but was conscious and alert.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>"They actually could hear her talking to herself = at the=20 time which drew their attention to her and happened to walk right up on = her as=20 she was laying beside a creek," Baker County Sheriff Mitch Southwick = said.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>She was dehydrated, but had sustained herself = with water=20 from the creek. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Family joy </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mrs Anderson was dressed lightly, but managed to = survive=20 night-time temperatures of nearly 0C with just a touch of frostbite on = her toes,=20 which will not require surgery. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Doctors treating Mrs Anderson at St Elizabeth = Health=20 Services in Baker City say she is remarkably well considering her = ordeal.=20 <BR> <BR>"They said that they've had people that have fallen = between the=20 bed and the wall that are younger that have had more severe injuries, I = mean=20 they've been in worse condition than what she is so they're really = astounded, we=20 all are" Mrs Anderson's daughter Barbara Moore told the Associated = Press.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>"My mom is much stronger than I ever knew that = she was, I=20 thought that she was more fragile than that and she's proved me wrong = and I'm=20 glad," she added. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Equally delighted is Mrs Anderson's husband = Harold who had=20 carried on looking for help when his wife had become exhausted and = decided to=20 try to return to their vehicle. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>A disorientated Mr Anderson was later picked up = by another=20 hunting group, but they failed to find his wife. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>"I thought my wife was dead," Mr Anderson said = of the news=20 that his wife was alive. "It's a living miracle, it has to be." = </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> <BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01AE_01C7F218.6ED75090--
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