California woman found alive inside her snow-covered vehicle after weeklong search

A weeklong search came to a happy end Wednesday when a California woman was found alive in her snow-coveredPaula Beth James, 68, was rescued after a search helicopter spotted her inside her Toyota 4Runner near the remote Butte Meadows, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said. The vehicle was lodged in the snow. James is conscious, talking and being treated at Enloe Medical Center, a spokesperson with the sheriff's office said.

Temperatures in Butte Meadows have reached the low 30 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service Sacramento. Mountain travel around Butte Meadows has been highly discouraged by the NWS this week because a winter storm is expected to drop heavy snowfall.

proof of why an emergency survival kit in the trunk may be a good idea.

Amazing

I’m glad she was found alive but I question why a senior w dementia was driving alone in the mountains?

how does this happen..

What in the hell was she searching for that would take a week? How big is her vehicle? Was the object tiny? I have so many questions, yet I’m still not going to click on the link.

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