She fell into a cliff in a forest in Hawaii, was injured and was missing for 17 days: "I decided to fight for life"

An American yoga teacher has pbaded two weeks lost in a forest reserve in Hawaii and was found alive after an experience that he described as "the most difficult days" of his life. The woman had disappeared after fall on a cliff.

Amanda Eller, 35, was saved Friday at the bottom of a ravine in a state forest on Maui after having seen from a helicopter.

The woman had disappeared during an educational outing. "The last 17 days have been the hardest part of my life. It was a truly meaningful spiritual journey, "Amanda said from her hospital bed with eyes in tears.

"Everything was reduced to life or death and I had to choose. And I chose life. I would not choose the easy way out, even if it meant more suffering and suffering for me, "he said.

Amanda, who also works as a physiotherapist, has been in the hospital since her rescue. He has a broken leg, a meniscus torn to the knee, Sun burn and scratches.

A campaign of Fund raising He managed to raise more than $ 70,000, which was used to rent a helicopter for the rescue.

Amanda's boyfriend was the last to see her before she disappeared. Police found her car in a parking lot near a road hiking.

Amanda was lost after leaving the path to rest. The third day, he fell six meters from a cliffHe broke his leg and injured his knee.

Hours before his discovery, his family and friends had announced a $ 50,000 Reward in return for information on what they described as "their disappearance and their possible abduction".