A family of three, including a 9-year-old boy, was rescued after being stranded for three days in the Michigan wilderness. The family, consisting of Jazman Hock, her cousin Sarah Vida, and Sarah’s son Kayden Kovalcik, had been water tubing on the Muskegon River when their rafts broke apart, leaving them stranded.
Rescue Efforts
Members of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and a Michigan State Police K-9 unit successfully located the family on August 8. The rescuers waded through thick forest grass as they called out to the group before finally reaching the family.
The family had packed protein bars and water, but they gave all the food to the young Kovalcik, while the two women survived on flowers, bark, and ants. One of the women was cut up and wearing a bathing suit, while Kovalcik was shirtless.
The rescuers appeared audibly shaken, with one exclaiming, ‘oh my God’ multiple times. Another hugged one of the two women, repeatedly telling her, ‘good job, good job.’ The family was located safe by an MSP K-9 team and Michigan DNR Conservation Officers approximately three-quarters of a mile northeast of the Mill Iron Rd Boat Launch at 4:36 pm.
Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
