Rescuers find woman, 76, given up for dead

[krispos42]

Source: CNN.com

(CNN) -- A 76-year-old woman who was given up for dead after she disappeared in the Oregon wilderness 13 days ago was found alive by officers looking on their own.

After the search had been called off and a memorial service planned, Ora Doris Anderson was found "in extremely rough terrain deep in a canyon" in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains by a state trooper and a sheriff's deputy, according to the Baker County sheriff's department.

The search had been officially called off August 31, and the family had planned the service for this weekend.

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Anderson apparently had injured her hip but was alert as she was flown by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City, Oregon, a hospital official said. She is listed in critical but stable condition, said spokesman George Winn.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/07/oregon.rescue/index.html

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Wow! Talk about a survivor...

[acmavm]

1. This is why I dread hearing when a searche for anyone is being

called off. There's always that remote chance.

I hope they didn't give up on those Utah miners too soon.

[quiet.american]

2. It's so nice to hear of a happy ending amidst all the doom and gloom! n/t

[dipsydoodle]

3. I hope the guys who found her

are being treated as heros.

[0007]

4. Hats off to this crusty old lady. May she have many more days

ahead that are more memorable than these past two weeks.

[SteveM]

5. Good to hear of this rescue. Makes my day.

[BootinUp]

6. Tough 'ol Gal

Good luck to her for a full recovery.

[0rganism]

7. finally, some good news from the Oregon wilderness

It was getting to be a bit like the Bermuda Triangle around here.

more local news coverage: http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/09/missing_sandy_woman_found_in_n.html

[RamboLiberal]

8. Kudos to her for surviving - she had to do a lot right

And kudos to the searchers who refused to give up!

[superconnected]

9. Wonderful news! Glad to hear it.

What a woman!

[Booster]

10. Way to go. Ora. Showed them whippersnappers a little sumthin.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :yourock:

[MasonJar]

11. Now that is what I call heroic----the rescuers who would not give up and

the lovely lady who hung in there.

[xxqqqzme]

12. 76 and lost for 13 days, she

must be in good shape. I doubt I'd last 13 days in the wilds.



"I thought I'd never see her again, until the rapture," he said.(her husband)

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. If Ora Dora can do it, so can Fossett.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Amazing

She showed them, didn't she? :D

[zanne]

15. I love it!

Boy, I needed that! Thanks for posting it.