The Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:00 pm
PROVO, Utah -- A woman stranded overnight in a canyon after losing her shoes was rescued.
Police and firefighters in Provo say the 21-year-old woman was hiking alone in a canyon of the Wasatch mountains.
The woman wasn’t discovered until Wednesday evening after spending more than a full day in Slate Canyon.
Other hikers notified authorities by cell phone, and the woman was escorted out of the canyon.
She was dehydrated and had sun burn and was treated and released from a hospital.
Provo Fire Capt. Lynn Schofield said the woman couldn’t explain how she lost her shoes and was “vague and confusing” about her predicament. She was found at the base of a cliff high up in the canyon, about 1,000 vertical feet above a trailhead.
“Everyone wants to know where her shoes are,” Schofield said Thursday. “It’s just one of those interesting things we get into every now and then.”
He said the woman was fortunate other hikers heard her cries for help.
Authorities said it pointed to the need for hikers to be prepared with layered clothing, food and water.