By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Snuggling in a orange resting bag, Margaret Page and also the woman kitty survived 3 1/2 weeks within a rugged New Mexico countrywide forest, sometimes however temperature lowered down below freezing just about just about every night.
Family associates described her missing Feb 14. But pertaining to a variety of reasons, experts couldn't start out researching pertaining to the woman's right up until this week. The 41-year-old Page, that has a track record involving mental illness, had been determined Wednesday emaciated and malnourished however well-hydrated.
Relying on a creek pertaining to drinking water, Page plus your ex cat called Miya were living with only a small number of supplies, rescue employees said Friday. The best smaller population center small Dusty, N.M. had been eight a long way away.
"Her cat is at greater pattern as compared with she was," said Marc Levesque, New Mexico State Police Search as well as Rescue incident commander. "Her cat has been also hunting. (Page) ran out of meals a time back."
Page evidently actively hiked off of a new trail among Feb. 10 and Feb. 12. A Forest Service criminal agent spotted your ex magic Chevy passenger vehicle about Feb. 12, nevertheless don't believe very much regarding the idea due to the fact hikers give autos around tracks all the time, explained Lt. Robert McDonald, some sort of spokesman with the express police.
Another Forest Service adviser found the vehicle upon Feb. 25 but didn't call assert police right up until 10 days later. Members in the Grant County Search and Rescue and other deck hands began the seek out Page about Tuesday once your ex family members notified point out criminal arrest this Page's automobile have been recently found at a campground.
She had been observed this particular daytime regarding some sort of kilometer up this Railroad Canyon Trail throughout a place often known as the Black Range.
The spot had seen average highs reach about sixty certifications using evening lows from the 20s. It didn't see significantly rain or maybe snow, however there have been many huge winds.
Authorities don't believe Page meant to remain that natrual enviroment with regard to as long because she would any time the girl first create camp, plus they aren't confident just what exactly your lover ate after the lady went away of food.
"She is definitely seasoned backpacker," seek team chief Dave Kuthe said. "She acquired good shoes.she merely took a tote of pretzels having her."
Also, Page's car ended up being towed when crews began their own research mission something Robert Matulich, a new industry qualified associate on the Dona Ana County Search and also Rescue team, explained appeared to be unusual. Crews sometimes use autos to provide your lookup pets a smell to be able to use, they said.
"It looks if you ask me just like a person decreased the actual tennis ball for this one," Matulich told your Silver City Sun-News (Levesque claimed simply by some time Page reached Gila Regional Medical Center your lady was notify along with articulate, even though she possessed misplaced about something like 20 to 25 excess weight through the ordeal.
She seen their self out there overdue Wednesday and also put in the actual night time in a very Silver City hotel. And she has happen to be reunited along with her cat.
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Associated Press investigator Monika Mathur within New York contributed to the current report.
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