ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ( AP) — A Maine hiker described as “tough as nails” is recovering after she fell and hurt her ankle and then crawled for seven hours before rescuers found her.
The 57-year-old from Bass Harbor was hiking alone on Mansell Mountain in Acadia National Park around noon on Wednesday when she fell. A ranger told the Bangor Daily News she was properly dressed and wearing crampons over her hiking boots. She also had told friends and family where she was hiking and when she’d return.
Around 5:30 p.m., a friend found the woman’s parked car and called police.
Searchers found the woman around 7:30 p.m. about a mile from where she had fallen and near her car.
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