Hiker survives nine days in wild

A woman who was stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California for nine days survived by using a water filter to drink from a creek, authorities said.

Miyuki Harwood, 62, was found in a remote area of the Sierra National Forest after she used a whistle to get the attention of a search and rescue team who were looking for her, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said.

Harwood was airlifted to a hospital to treat an unspecified injury sustained on August 20 when she got separated from a group of hikers near Horsehead Lake, northwest of Fresno.