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— A hiker missing for nine days in California's Sierra Nevada with broken legs and forced to endure freezing temperatures at night said Tuesday that she regretted her decision to leave her group of backpackers. Miyuki Harwood released a one-page letter from her hospital bed, saying that she shouldn't have attempted to return to her base camp alone as it was getting dark. After the fall, Harwood took off her boots and stayed in place overnight. "The next morning I realized that I could not stand up with either leg," said the 62-year-old Folsom woman. Harwood was nearing the end of an eight-day backpacking trip with the Sierra Club when she was injured. Harwood described how she crawled for two days to a stream for drinking water. Harwood could see search helicopters above, and eight days after being hurt, she heard rescuers' voices. The next day, Harwood said she again heard them and blew her whistle. Authorities released Harwood's letter and video clips of her sister-in-law Barb Hartwig of Minnesota, who spoke for the recovering woman. Hartwig said Harwood is a widow of 10 years yet independent. Harwood underwent one surgery and expects more in a long recovery. "She does not like to be in the limelight," Hartwig said. Source: tucson.com
