US woman survives canyon ordeal A 76-year-old woman who had been given up for dead after being lost in the Oregon mountains for two weeks has been found alive and well. Doris Anderson was on an elk hunting trip with her husband Harold when their truck broke down on 24 August. Though miles from civilisation, the pair tried to walk to safety, but became separated in the woods. Mrs Anderson's family had even begun planning her memorial service when she was found by police, reports say. Rescuers had searched the region just south of the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area before but two officers from Baker County Sheriff's department had returned in the hope of finding some trace. I thought that she was more fragile than that and she's proved me wrong and I'm glad They were alerted to some activity by the sound of ravens in a deep canyon, and when they followed the noise they came across Mrs Anderson, who had suffered a hip injury, but was conscious and alert. "They actually could hear her talking to herself at the time which drew their attention to her and happened to walk right up on her as she was laying beside a creek," Baker County Sheriff Mitch Southwick said. She was dehydrated, but had sustained herself with water from the creek. Mrs Anderson was dressed lightly, but managed to survive night-time temperatures of nearly 0C with just a touch of frostbite on her toes, which will not require surgery. Doctors treating Mrs Anderson at St Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City say she is remarkably well considering her ordeal. "They said that they've had people that have fallen between the bed and the wall that are younger that have had more severe injuries, I mean they've been in worse condition than what she is so they're really astounded, we all are" Mrs Anderson's daughter Barbara Moore told the Associated Press. "My mom is much stronger than I ever knew that she was, I thought that she was more fragile than that and she's proved me wrong and I'm glad," she added. Equally delighted is Mrs Anderson's husband Harold who had carried on looking for help when his wife had become exhausted and decided to try to return to their vehicle. A disorientated Mr Anderson was later picked up by another hunting group, but they failed to find his wife. "I thought my wife was dead," Mr Anderson said of the news that his wife was alive. "It's a living miracle, it has to be."

She is one tough woman! These mountains are not the place you want to be lost and alone. I would probably survive a week, but two??? Nope. I would give up to avoid the discomfort she must have been enduring.

I'm a pretty hardy person, and just on my body fat I would survive a week or two if I had water. My Army field training and experience would help me considerably, and I am not afraid to eat a few insects if need be. I could probably survive indefinitely if I had a good knife and decent clothing. I think that is what helped her survive is the fact they were out hunting and she was probably equipped with decent clothes and maybe a piece or two of equipment. It is the day hiker wearing shorts and a t-shirt that have worse issues trying to survive the cold nights out there.

I'd be lucky to make it past 2 hours. Seriously though? Probably no where near two weeks. I won't eat things so unless there are berries I'd probably starve myself to death.

At the right season, possibly for weeks and weeks.Maybe the whole year if I had my husband with me. I'm very comfortable in the woods and used to trying to make things, find things, eat things.