Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
A group on a river tubing trip became stranded for three days. Rescue teams found two women and a child and brought them to safety. During the time they were stranded, they ate bark and flowers to survive.
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Video shows rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
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2 sourcesTwo women, boy rescued in Michigan woods three days after getting lost while river tubing
Michigan rescuers find family stranded for 3 days after tubing trip in dramatic video
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