A search party found Elizabeth Schenk around 4 p.m. in a wooded area north of town, Mendocino County Sheriff's Captain Quincy Cromer said in a press release.

Schenk was in stable condition and in good spirits. He appeared to have suffered only minor cuts and scratches after two nights and nearly three days within the wilderness.

Cromer said she was taken to Adventist Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg for a medical evaluation.

Schenk disappeared around 9 a.m. Tuesday while climbing on a forest road near Bruhel Point Road.

The sheriff's office, together with several search and rescue agencies, searched the realm Tuesday evening and conducted additional searches Wednesday and Thursday.

Cromer said the seek for Schenk was complicated by “treacherous terrain and rugged wilderness,” which is why additional search and rescue personnel were requested for Thursday's search through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

More than 70 volunteers and 7 specially trained dogs were involved within the search. In the afternoon, a search party discovered a chunk of clothing that appeared to belong to Schenk. According to Cromer, she was eventually found 200 meters away.

Cromer said Schenk was reunited along with her family before being taken to the hospital.

MENDOCINO COUNTY – Authorities say they’re looking for a 70-year-old Oakland woman who went missing while mountaineering near Fort Bragg on Tuesday.

Elizabeth Schenk called a friend for help around 9:30 a.m. after she got lost while walking on a logging road near Bruhel Point Road, Mendocino County Sheriff's Capt. Quincy Cromer said in a news release. The friend gave her directions.

Around 11 a.m., the acquaintance became concerned because Schenk had not returned and was not answering her cellphone, Cromer said. The acquaintance recruited neighbors to assist seek for Schenk and at last reported her missing at around 4:45 p.m.

The sheriff's office, together with other law enforcement agencies and the fireplace department, looked for Schenk on Tuesday and Wednesday but didn’t find her, Cromer said.

Schenk is taken into account in danger as a result of her age and various previous illnesses.

Schenk is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 140 kilos, with graying brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a white sweater, white vest and white jeans.

Anyone with details about Schenk's whereabouts can call the sheriff's office dispatch center at 707-463-4086.

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