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(Reuters) – A 53-year-old woman survived six days in the Arizona desert after crushing her car, before being rescued by a rancher and road workers chasing a cow, police and local media reported on Wednesday.
Firefighters observe the scene of a road accident in Prescott, Arizona, United States, in this photo published on October 8, 2018. Courtesy of Prescott Fire Department / Documentation via REUTERS / File Photo
The woman, whose name was not revealed, lost control of her car on October 12 on a tarmac road near Wickenburg, Arizona, about 105 km north of Phoenix, according to the US Department of Transportation. Public Security of Arizona.
The car plunged about 15 meters into a ravine, "landing in a mesquite tree, where it remained suspended above the ground," reported DPS.
Seriously injured in the accident, the woman remained in the car for several days before going out and trying to walk to a nearby railway line for help, reported the DPS.
She managed 457 m before collapsing into a dry riverbed.
On October 18, Dave Moralez, a 30-year-old rancher, and a road maintenance crew were trying to corrode a cow on US Highway 60, noting a fence break near the road.
They saw the mutilated car below and, when they got off, discovered footprints in the vehicle.
They followed in the footsteps and found the woman severely dehydrated, puffy eyes, wearing a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops, suffering from broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder and an injury to the head, explained Moralez to a subsidiary of NBC.
"I do not know if she could have done it another night," Moralez said.
Rescuers requested a helicopter and the woman was flown to a hospital.
DPS Director Frank Milstead paid tribute to the road workers and the breeder.
"Thanks to their remarkable efforts, this woman's life has been saved," he said in a statement.
Report by Andrew Hay in New Mexico; Edited by Peter Cooney
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