Woman Gets Lost While Mushroom Hunting with Significant Other, Then Spends Night Alone in Oregon Forest
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11/05/2024 02:15 PM
"I was so blessed to have such a wonderful, great spirited group find me," the rescued woman wrote on Facebook
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Search efforts for a woman who got lost while picking mushroomsA woman was rescued last week after going missing in an Oregon forest while foraging for mushrooms.
On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Mandy Greer, 43, visited a "wilderness area" near the coastal city of Reedsport to pick mushrooms with her significant other, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said in an Oct. 31 news release on Facebook.
The couple set off in the afternoon and only planned to be out "for a few hours," but Greer went missing after they separated in the forest.
The sheriff's office said that Greer's partner contacted 911 after she had not returned to their vehicle as they previously discussed.
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Rescue vehicles used for search of a woman who got lost while picking mushroomsDeputies and local search and rescue teams "spent several hours searching for Greer" on Oct. 29, using multiple search efforts including "ground, fixed wing aircraft and drone work."
According to the sheriff's office, a drone operator "identified potential heat signatures" but searchers were still unable to locate Greer.
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The teams paused their search efforts "in the early morning hours" of Wednesday, Oct. 30, but resumed them around 7 a.m. local time with assistance from Jackson County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue unit.
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Greer then made "voice contact" with a deputy around 9:15 a.m., roughly two hours later.
Authorities said Greer was cold and wet at the time of recovery and had a non-life-threatening injury. She also needed assistance getting out of the forest.
"Rescuers provided first aid, food and hot tea before assisting Greer to the roadway where she was transferred to the care of EMS providers," the post read.
On Friday, Nov. 1, Greer thanked officials for helping her, commenting on the Facebook post: "I was so blessed to have such a wonderful, great spirited group find me," she wrote. "I will be forever grateful."
