A 62-year-old woman survived eight days in the Canadian wilderness after her husband was killed, CTV News reported.
The woman, from Prince Albert city in Saskatchewan province, was left alone in the wilderness near Kinosaskaw Lake when her husband died in a canoeing accident. Officials from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found her Tuesday evening on the lake's shore next to a campfire.
"She was in good health with no injuries," RCMP said according to the Toronto Sun. "She had spent eight days in the wilderness, relying on her outdoor experience and survival skills after their canoe had capsized on a set of rapids."
Police did not confirm the couple's identity, but CTV News reported they are Enid Dice and her 66-year-old husband David Dice.
The couple's son called the RCMP on Aug. 20 and reported them missing, according to CTV News. He said his parents were out on a canoe trip but he stopped receiving updates from their satellite tracking device.
On Tuesday morning, the pilot of a float plane discovered a floating body and a capsized canoe near the lake's Needle Falls rapids, located northeast of Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, according to the Toronto Sun.
RCMP later arrived at the scene and conducted an aerial search for the woman. They found her at around 7:30 p.m. standing next to a fire waving her arms up at the plane. She was rescued and taken to a hospital in La Ronge for a checkup but did not have any injuries and was released, police told the station.
The couple was reportedly experienced in traveling and took trips to South America and Norway earlier this year, according to their travel blog.
"The parents were extremely well-known with the area and they were extremely well-versed in canoeing," Mandy Maier, RCMP spokesperson, told CTV News. "So they had lots of experience."
