Ms. Eller had intended to go on a short trail walk, one she had done before. She went off the path at one point to rest, and when she resumed hiking, she got turned around. “I wanted to go back the way I’d come, but my gut was leading me another way — and I have a very strong gut instinct,” she said. The same determination that led her astray would push her to stay alive. “I heard this voice that said, ‘If you want to live, keep going,’” she said.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2019 16:20 UTC