Who: 58-year-old David Lee Weitzel and 50-year-old Mary Ann McBurnie
Where: Mt. Hood, Oregon
Their mistake: It looks like they just got lost.
What happened: A couple hiking on Mt. Hood became lost and disoriented for two days on the mountain. They were without food, but it seems like they were drinking out of rivers or streams.
Another couple hiking on the mountain came across the lost couple near the Salmon River. They looked disoriented, tired and hungry, but otherwise in good condition. Initial communication was hard because the couples were on opposite sides of the roaring river which drowned out their conversation.
One hiker went down to the ranger station and called for help, while the other hiker stayed with the lost couple.
Rescue teams responded to the scene and escorted everybody down to safety.
Read the story here.
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