Story highlights A note, along with rocks that spelled out "HELP," aided officials' searchHer preparation and quick-thinking were key to her survival, a paramedic said(CNN) The handwritten note had a simple plea: "Please stop." "I started following the road East to see if I can get cellphone signal." The note, along with rocks that spelled out "HELP," were among items rescuers used to locate Amber VanHecke, 24, after five days in the Arizona wilderness. Her preparation and quick-thinking, trooper paramedic Edgar Bissonette said, were crucial to her survival. Even though she was down to her last bit of water, it kept her going," Bissonette said.

Source: CNN March 23, 2017 11:15 UTC