Missing Camper Found Alive After Almost a Month in Snowy Sierra Nevada Wilderness Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old from Jeffersonville, Georgia, was found alive Wednesday afternoon after surviving nearly a month alone in the snowy Sierra Nevada wilderness. Her discovery near Lake Edison brought relief to her family and the Fresno County community, concluding an intensive search that spanned nearly 600 square miles, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Related: Could You Survive […] SnowBrains | May 15, 2025 0 Comments
Trail Runner Survives Bear Attack in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT | Bear Euthanized Wildlife officials reported that a black bear was euthanized Wednesday evening after an attack on a trail runner in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. The incident occurred on the Mill D North trail around 1:15 p.m. when the runner encountered the bear in a nearby brush. Related: Grizzly Attack Survivor Shares Secrets On How To Survive Bear Attacks According to the […] SnowBrains | August 1, 2024 0 Comments
Hiker Survived 8-Days Lost in Washington Wilderness by ‘Foraging Berries and Drinking River Water’ A hiker missing for over eight days in the Washington state wilderness has been found alive after he survived by ‘foraging berries and drinking river water’. Andrew Devers, 25, parked his car at the Middle Fork Campground near North Bend, WA, on June 18th to hike the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail. The popular trail near Seattle attracts day hikers and […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2021 0 Comments
Woman Who Survived Almost 2-Weeks in Zion National Park, UT Became Disorientated and Lost After Banging Her Head Holly Suzanne Courtier, 38, who was found alive after spending almost two weeks in the wilderness of Zion National Park, UT became disorientated after she banged her head early in the hike, her daughter told CNN. “She injured her head on a tree. She was very disoriented as a result and thankfully ended up near a water source — a […] SnowBrains | October 20, 2020 4 Comments
2,000-Year-Old Redwoods Survive Wildfire in California’s Oldest State Park The worst was feared earlier this week when a wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods. Most assumed that the park’s residents, the 2,000-year-old tallest living things on earth would be destroyed in the blaze. Related: Big Basin Redwoods, California’s Oldest State Park, Destroyed by Wildfire Turns out that you don’t get to be 2,000-years-old without surviving a […] Fire SnowBrains | August 25, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tandem Skydivers Survive Horrifying 10,000-Foot Fall as Jump Goes Wrong Two skydivers survived a 10,000-foot plummet to the ground last week as their tandem dive in Florida went horrifically wrong. The two men, one an instructor and the other the student, jumped from the plane from more than 10,000ft at around 10:30 am on May 13th. The skydive center they jumped with boasts the world’s highest jumps, from 18,000-feet. Related: Female […] SnowBrains | May 18, 2020 0 Comments
Miracle of Climber Who Fell Hundreds of Feet Off Mount St. Helens and Survived Brittany Fintel was making a push for the summit of 8,663-foot Mount St. Helens, WA on Saturday morning when she lost her footing on snow and ice and fell hundreds of feet. She slid down more than 300-feet of snow, tumbling over and over, knocking into boulders until she came to a sudden stop. Related: VIDEO: Mount St. Helens, WA Dome […] Climbing CragBrains | October 9, 2019 0 Comments
Hiker Falls Down Waterfall, Breaks Leg and Wrist, Then Crawls for 2-DAYS Before Rescue A hiker crawled for two days in search of rescue after plummeting 20-feet down a waterfall and breaking his leg and wrist, reports ABC. 54-year-old Neil Parker was walking alone on Mount Nebo in Brisbane, Australia, when he fell. The experienced hiker’s first thought was to use his cell phone to call for help, but in an ‘everything that could go wrong did go wrong’ […] Oz Brains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
GRAPHIC IMAGE: Man Dragged Off by Bear 1-Month Ago Looks Like a Mummy When Rescued from Beast’s Den A man resembling a “mummy” has been rescued from a bear’s den a month after the bear attacked and dragged him to its lair for a future meal, according to reports in Russia. Named only as Alexander, the victim is said to have been severely injured and close to death when hunting dogs supposedly found him in Russia’s remote Tuva region. […] SnowBrains | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
Two Young Sisters Who Survived 44-Hours in Californian Wilderness is “An Absolute Miracle” Two young sisters who survived for 44 hours in the wilderness of Northern California before they were found alive on Sunday did so by using basic survival skills they learned at their local 4-H club. Carolina Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8, were found uninjured and “in good spirits” by 2 firefighters 1.4 miles south of their home in Benbow, located […] SnowBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
California Hiker Lost for Six Days in Freezing Yosemite National Park found in Good Health A well-prepared California hiker missing for six days in the icy backcountry of Yosemite National Park was found in good health after an extensive search according to officials, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. A helicopter crew spotted Alan Chow on Friday above Wapama Falls near the center of the park, where overnight temperatures dipped below freezing, the National Park Service […] Steven Agar | February 27, 2018 0 Comments
Mount Hood, OR Patroller Survives After Being Buried in an Avalanche Whilst Working A Mount Hood ski patroller was buried and seriously injured in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while working in a closed area of the resort, reports OregonLive.com. A trio of patrollers were working in the area when the avalanche occurred, according to a resort spokesman. The patrollers were boot packing in a closed area of the resort, known as God’s Wall, in […] Avalanche Steven Agar | January 26, 2018 0 Comments
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