Missing Hiker from Georgia Found After Disappearing in Sierra Nevada Mountains
A 27-year-old woman from Jeffersonville, Georgia, has been found alive after being missing for nearly three weeks while on a bucket list adventure in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Tiffany Slaton was on a cross-country trip visiting all 50 states via electric bike when her family lost contact with her on April 29. She was headed to Mono Hot Springs, an area typically snow-covered this time of year.
According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Slaton was found by the owner of Vermilion Valley Resort on May 14 in one of his cabins that he typically leaves unlocked in case of emergency. Slaton’s discovery followed a multi-day search and rescue operation that covered 600 square miles of the surrounding area, which had limited access due to snow-blocked roads…