Summary
A mother and her nine-year-old son were rescued in the Sierra Nevada forest in California after they left handwritten notes to signal for help. They were found by a volunteer search team over 24 hours after they got stranded due to a faulty GPS signal.
Key Facts
- A mother and her son got lost in the Sierra Nevada forest in California.
- They left handwritten notes under rocks to signal for help.
- A volunteer search team found the notes and rescued them.
- The mother and son had been stranded for over 24 hours.
- They got lost after their GPS stopped working in an area with no phone service.
- The search team used off-road vehicles and air support to find them.
- The pair spent the night in their car to stay safe from wild animals.
- They were returned safely to their family using vehicle recovery equipment.
