Beautifully now that he is finally home resting. hiking rescues have been making headlines this month. terrifying. this is going fast now. reporter: a 74-year-old was saved in a dizzying rescue in arizona after tripping and injuring herself last week. there she goes. reporter: and last month, hiker amanda eller was found after 17 days lost in hawaii. the helicopters are passing over, i m standsing on rocks and waving them down, and they re passing over and not seeing me. i m invisible. reporter: ape warning for all hikers wanting to take the road less traveled. and authorities say optimal weather played a big role in helping to track down mcclatchy, allowing a helicopter with infrared technology to fly over the area before eventually finding joshua. i m literally nauseous from seeing the rescue of the women spinning for 45 of the woman spinning for 45 seconds. thanks. the power of documentaries. the impact on the lives of the
Sarah, thank you very much for being with us. if you can, give us an update on how amanda is doing with the recovery? she s great. she s spiritually great. her body is doing awesome. she is you know, it s a little bit of a process. one day you re good, the next day you re not. they had a gruelling process on her legs removing the tops of the wounds. it s a one-step back, two steps forward. she walked out of the hospital and a day later was in a wheelchair because of the painful procedure. amanda spoke about the moment she realized she was found. we spoke to javier yesterday who was a key part of the rescue. listen to what they said about the moment. this tiny piece of rock on the top of a waterfall. how are they going to find me? i saw the helicopter over me and he was pointing at me, i fell to the ground and started bawling. i shook the helicopter with
As the day went on and the helicopters were passing over and i was standing on rocks, waving them down and they re not seeing me, i m invisible, you lose hope. your hope meter starts to decline a little bit. you have a choice to make. you can sit on the rock and die. you could say mercy and feel pitiful for yourself and play victim or you can start walking down that waterfall and choose life. that s hiker amanda eller speaking out after 17 days lost in the hawaiian jungle. she survived on berries, insects, stream water and slept in the den of a wild boar while her friends and family never gave up hope. our next guest helped organize the search.