Wild Travel: Hikers Found Alive in Denali National Park
Two hikers missing in Alaska since Thursday were found thanks to a still-kicking cell phone battery: Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson were helicoptered out of the tundra after air and ground searches failed to find the twentysomething hikers in Denali National Park.
Though rescuers couldn't find them, Nelson was able to pick up a cell phone signal to contact her mother.
The women, who are working for the summer at the nearby Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, were scheduled to take a quick overnight hike near Mount Healy but failed to show up for work on Saturday. The pair had a wilderness permit for Denali, but were actually discovered outside park boundaries.
Related Stories
· Missing Women Found at Alaska's Denali Park [AP, via Yahoo]
· Review of the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge [HC]
· National Parks coverage [Jaunted]
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