Teen walks for 2 days after plane crash in mountains

The father of a teenager who survived a plane crash in the forested mountains of north-central Washington state before walking for two days to reach safety has said she is doing remarkably well.

Teen walks for 2 days after plane crash in mountains

Autumn Veatch, 16, was dehydrated and suffering from a type of treatable muscle tissue breakdown caused by vigorous exercise without food and water, but suffered no life-threatening injuries during her ordeal.

The fate of her step-grandparents, Leland and Sharon Bowman, who were also on board the small plane, remains unclear and a search for wreckage is continuing.

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