Malnourished teacher found alive after 17 days lost in forest

Amanda Eller was malnourished, shoe-less, and had a broken leg and torn meniscus in her knee, as well as sunburn and scrapes [Photos courtesy]

Rescuers in Hawaii have found a yoga instructor who went missing for 17 days while hiking in a forest reserve and survived by drinking from streams and eating plants.

Amanda Eller, 35, went hiking in Maui’s Makawao Forest Reserve on May 8 but became lost when she walked deeper in the reserve, which covers more than 2,000 acres, instead of heading back to her car as she believed.