Shunghla Mashwani told rescuers in Kittitas County, Washington, that she followed the Cle Elum River and slept between trees before her rescue on Monday.
A 10-year-old girl has been safely reunited with her family after getting lost for more than 24 hours in Washington's Cascade Mountains, police say.
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"She said she knew it was the right thing to follow the river. She proved an extraordinarily resourceful and resilient 10-year-old,” the sheriff’s office said.
Rescuers in Washington state are praising the resourcefulness of a 10-year-old girl who survived on her own for more than 24 hours in the rugged terrain of the Cascade mountains after getting lost while out with her family.