She had taken a familiar path but got disoriented after losing sight of her son, Sergio.
The search teams were called at around 8:00 p.m., about an hour before it got dark.
She was found four days later on the morning of August 25.
She was lucid and oriented.
The same day Giuseppina got lost, there was a storm in the Forcora woods.
She drank rainwater that she found in puddles, Roberto, her other son, toldCorriere della Sera.
At night, she slept under trees, using vegetation to cover herself.
And every evening, she recited the rosary.
She knew that every day could be her last.
Thefoxapproached her several times.
They sort of became friends.
My mother spoke to it, Dont do anything to me, Im good, be calm.'
Foxes are generally not aggressive or dangerous to humans, according toFreedom Wildlife Solutions.
While they are carnivorous and can be territorial, they are typically shy and elusive creatures.
If they feel threatened, they will run away rather than confront the perceived threat.
She spent many years of her life, especially when she was young, in the mountains.
She has a certain physical structure, Roberto explained.
She shouted help with all the strength she had left, and she managed to make herself heard.
When I saw the Carabinieri[national gendarmerie]come towards me, I knew that something had happened.
When they said that she was alive, the joy was immense, Roberto described.
On the first day, we were about twenty; yesterday, we had 50 people.
What a joy, really, one of the rescuers said after Giuseppina was found.
In all our years of activity, we had never seen a story like this.
A woman so old…a unique case.
She wanted to live, to return to her children, and she made it.
However, he became lost after realizing that the landmarks he relied on had been destroyed by wildfires.
McClish was able to stay alive by using his shoe to collect water from streams and waterfalls.
He drank a gallon of water every day and ate wild berries.
At night, he slept on a bed of wet leaves.
I had a mountain lion that was following me, but it was cool.
He kept his distance.
I think it was somebody watching over me, he shared.
Good company is everything, even in the wild, a social media user commented
