When a resort in California’s eastern Sierra shut down for the winter, the staff left cabin doors unlocked just in case a wayward hiker needed shelter. That decision may have saved the life of Tiffany Slaton.

California deputies say it was the longest period of time they've seen someone be missing in the remote snowy wilderness and survive.

A 28-year-old woman described how she survived for weeks outdoors in California's eastern Sierra mountains by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather.