A mother and her 9-year-old son were stranded for over 24 hours in a remote forest in California's Sierra Nevada after becoming lost on their way to a Cub Scouts meetup. Rescuers were able to locate them after discovering two handwritten notes weighed down by rocks, which the mother had left as a trail to signal for help. The notes played a crucial role in guiding search teams to the stranded pair, who were found alive and subsequently rescued by authorities.
A mother and her 9-year-old son, who got stranded in a remote California forest overnight, have been rescued after crews searching for the missing family found handwritten notes pleading for help, authorities said. Read more: https://t.co/n0gAd0rOCu https://t.co/RAIAYPpL2E
Two handwritten notes weighed down by rocks helped lead to the rescue of a mother and her 9-year-old son in California, who were stranded for more than 24 hours in the remote Sierra Nevada wilderness. https://t.co/uyR9vlRAmr
A woman and her 9-year-old child got badly lost in the forest on the way to a Cub Scouts meetup. A trail of paper notes helped guide rescuers. https://t.co/gBFjgiFRjD