Camper found alive after 12 days in diabetic coma

September 8, 2002
Source: Calgary Herald
Original story - link verified on September 8, 2002

“It’s remarkable. We couldn’t believe we found her alive,” said warden Marc Ledwidge of a woman from Texas on her first backcountry hike. “She’d been there alone for 12 days after going into some kind of diabetic coma. She had nothing to eat and no water.”

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