A 28-year-old woman described how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s eastern Sierra mountains by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Placer County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deployed its Falcon 30 helicopter twice this week to rescue missing hikers in Mumford Bar and then Grouse Ridge, according to the agency’s Facebook post.

A lost hiker missing for three weeks in the California mountains miraculously survived when she stumbled upon an unlocked cabin that had been left open by its owner for this exact situation — and was rescued just in time to celebrate her 28th birthday.

The body of missing hiker Hannah Moody has been found near the Arizona trail that she was last seen on. She was reported missing on May 21 and was discovered in the early afternoon of May 22.

A Falcon 30 helicopter in addition to off-highway vehicle, e-bike, and ground teams participated in the search.

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FORESTHILL — Two hikers are alive and well after being rescued in a remote area outside of Foresthill. It happened Friday afternoon along the Mumford Bar Trail, about 20 miles from Foresthill. According to the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the hikers lost the trail and ran out of food.

While many have praised the tenacity of 28-year-old Tiffany Slaton, others have expressed doubts about the veracity of her shocking survival story and have criticized her family's fundraising motives.