A woman who survived a month in the wilderness by eating berries and mushrooms has been reunited with her family in what authorities are calling a “miracle.” Lisa Theris was lost in the Alabama wilderness for 28 days and lost 50lb (22kg) during her ordeal. Her family said she is weak and emaciated, Fox10 reports. A large search party was organized to find the 25-year-old, but failed to locate her in the thousands of acres of forest. “She said she was drinking water out of a brook
and eating berries and mushrooms.” Sheriff Raymond Rodgers said. Theris had no bag, shoes or phone and became disoriented trying to find her way out of the forest. She was spotted by a motorist on Highway 82 on Saturday. After being treated at an emergency room, she was reunited with her family.“A motorist from Florida was driving 82 east of Midway and saw something moving in the bushes. READ MORE
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