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Julia Clarke

Maine hiker, 72, lost in woods for 4 days may have been kept alive by dog as husband dies

Maine rangers stretcher carry a patient to an ambulance.

A 72-year-old Maine woman has been found alive after spending four nights in the woods and officials believe her dog may have helped her survive. The body of her deceased husband was found nearby.

According to a news release from Maine Game Warden, Pamela Helmstadter and her husband John Helmstadter, 82, went out on a network of trails in the woods near their house in Alexander with their two dogs on Sunday, October 13.

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