(CNN) It had been more than two weeks that she had been lost in a thick Hawaiian forest, and Amanda Eller was at an end. The 35-year-old doctor of physical therapy was at a place where she could no longer go forward because of the terrain. With a fractured leg and no shoes, she sure wasn't going to go back. I wasn't going to take the easy way out. Even though that meant more suffering in me for myself," Eller told CNN affiliate KHONShe tried to keep her spirits up.

Source: CNN May 26, 2019 03:56 UTC