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A 36-year-old woman from California got lost in Michigan's Pigeon River Forest while searching for water on Friday, Sept. 5

According to the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, she spent almost 18 hours in the "cold and rain" before being located by a police helicopter

She had been participating in a YouTube outdoor survival contest at the time of her disappearance, according to local police

A woman taking part in a YouTube outdoor survival contest was rescued after being lost in a Michigan forest for 18 hours.

At around 5 p.m. local time on Friday, Sept. 5, the California native, 36, left the designated base camp set up in the Pigeon River Forest, Charlton Township, in search of water, the Otsego County Sheriff's Office said in a news release shared on Facebook. The contes

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