Blackwell Woman Rescued, Lost In Woods For Five Days - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |

News

Blackwell Woman Rescued, Lost In Woods For Five Days

Posted: Updated:
Associated Press
File photo. File photo.
ST. JOE, Arkansas -

An Oklahoma woman was rescued after being lost in the woods of northern Arkansas for five days.

Searcy County Sheriff Kenny Cassell said Thursday that 53-year-old Linda Kay Arteaga of Blackwell, Oklahoma, was in overall good condition after the ordeal.

Cassell told the Harrison Daily Times that Arteaga had cuts and bruises and was taken to a hospital for observation.

The sheriff says a searcher on an all-terrain vehicle found Arteaga.

Cassell says Arteaga was visiting relatives in the St. Joe area when her brother took her into the woods to teach her survival skills during a short hike. The pair became separated and Arteaga became lost.

More than 100 people joined the search.

Arteaga told the sheriff that she ate watercress plants and nuts while she was lost.

Special Features

Community Calendar

Find out what's going on around town and submit events!

Desktop Radar

Know when severe weather moves in, download the I-News Desktop Radar.

iPhone App

Get breaking news, weather, sports & video directly on your iPhone.

Mobile Alerts

Get breaking news, headlines, weather alerts & more on your cell phone.

TV Schedule

Need to know what's on TV? Check out our television schedule.

Live Radar

WARN Interactive
Powered by WorldNow
News On 6
303 N. Boston Ave
Tulsa, OK 74103
TULSA'S OWN TM
GREEN COUNTRY'S OWN TM
Oklahoma’s Own NewsOn6.com is proud to provide Oklahomans with timely and relevant news and information, sharing the stories, pictures and loves of Oklahomans across our great state including Tulsa’s Own and Green Country’s Own.
NEWS
WEATHER
FEATURED
DIGITAL NETWORK
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013, WorldNow and KOTV. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.