"OTSEGO COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) A Michigan State Police helicopter crew found a woman who got lost in a state forest during a YouTube challenge on Saturday morning, officials said. Troopers with the state agency were at the Pigeon River State Forest in northern Michigan to help the Otsego County Sheriff's Office find a missing 36-year-old California woman. Police said she was a contestant in a YouTube survival challenge, had become lost on Friday evening and was reported missing at 5 a.m. Saturday."
"State police canines searched the dense forest before the helicopter, coined Trooper 6, was called to the area. The crew operating Trooper 6 spotted the woman using the aircraft's camera around 10:40 a.m., officials said. Law enforcement and firefighters were able to walk the woman out of the woods. In April, drone cameras found another missing woman who was lost in the woods of West Michigan for three days. Click here for updates on this story"
A 36-year-old California woman became lost in Pigeon River State Forest while participating in a YouTube survival challenge and was reported missing early Saturday. Troopers from the Michigan State Police joined the Otsego County Sheriff's Office search, and state police canines initially scoured the dense woods. The helicopter Trooper 6 was deployed and its camera crew spotted the woman around 10:40 a.m. Law enforcement personnel and firefighters walked the woman out of the forest. A prior April incident involved drone cameras locating a different missing woman after three days in West Michigan woods.
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