Posted on 03/04/2019 10:40:57 AM PST by Hojczyk
Two young sisters who survived for 44 hours in the wilderness of Northern California before they were found alive on Sunday did so by using basic survival skills they learned at their local 4-H club.
Carolina Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8, were discovered around 10:30 a.m. by two firefighters who were able to follow their tracks and locate them, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal told reporters.
"This is an absolute miracle," he said. "This is rugged territory, this is an extreme environment. How they were out there for 44 hours is pretty amazing."
Officials were able to locate the girls after Delbert Chumley and Abram Hill from the Piercy Volunteer Fire Department initially found their boot prints at 8:30 a.m. After following the tracks, the responders reached an area near Richardson Grove State Park and called out to the girls, who responded.
"The girls were located huddled together under a bush," the sheriff's office said. "The sisters were evaluated by medical personnel for dehydration and given water and warm, dry clothing."
The sisters told officials they were following a deer trail when they became lost.
"The two decided to stay put, drinking fresh water from Huckleberry leaves," officials said.
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Sure, if you lick dewdrops off of it. But then so long as you don’t lick poison ivy you can get dewdrops off of any surface, the main problem being that you need dew to have dew drops...
In the Midwest you could cut a grape vine ….stick the hanging end in your mouth or container, then cut higher up to release the sap...that works when you cannot find dew.
Sugar in the coke and sugar in the popcicle.
Glad they were found and healthy.
Sadly, that wasn’t the case with the 11 year old missing Alabama girl who was found dead on Saturday.
The parents are so thrilled, they’re probably showering them with love.
A coke and a Popsicle. Hopefully they had some hot food first! : )
They may have a future in Hollywood.
Precisely my first thought.
The younger looks still traumatized, which would be no surprise.
Interesting. Thanks.
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