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Ultra-Marathoner Gina Natera-Armenta: 'I'm so happy to be alive.'

After four days trapped in the woods with triple-digit temperatures beating down on her and no water, Gina Natera-Armenta was preparing to die. The ultra-runner, who was experienced but unfamiliar with the trail she had taken with her brother-in-law in California's Cleveland National Forest, was severely dehydrated and nearing kidney failure. And, then, on Wednesday, she saw the helicopters flying overhead. Although described as "beat up pretty good" by a rescue worker, the Californian was...Full Story
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