A mother missing for nearly four days was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on a cliff along the Oregon coast Wednesday.
Heather Mounce was reported missing after family members had not heard from her since Saturday in Dallas, which is roughly 15 miles west of Salem.
Authorities found her car parked just north of Florence near Sea Lion Caves along Highway 101.
She was rescued Wednesday afternoon when a helicopter crew hoisted her off the cliff above the Pacific Ocean.
Heather Mounce, a mother missing for nearly four days, was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on a cliff along the Oregon coast Wednesday
She was rescued when a helicopter crew hoisted her off the cliff above the Pacific Ocean (above). Mounce was reported missing after family members had not heard from her since Saturday in Dallas, which is roughly 15 miles west of Salem, Oregon
Prior to her rescue (left), her car was found parked just north of Florence near Sea Lion Caves along Highway 101. Police say the 37-year-old mother of two drove to the coast on her own free will
Police say the 37-year-old mother of two drove to the coast on her own free will, but did not reveal why.
Her husband spotted her somewhere off of the highway near her car’s location, officials said.
‘There can be so many negative outcomes in this kind of situation,’ said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.
‘To have found her alive after that long, it’s incredible.’
Authorities say it is possible she spent four day and nights on the cliff face (above), but they have not released any details as to what exactly happened to Mounce
Mounce is currently hospitalized in good condition at Peace Harbor Hospital in Florence. The 37-year-old is a mother to two teenage children (together right)
Authorities say it is possible she spent four day and nights on the cliff face, but they have not released any details as to what exactly happened to Mounce.
‘Logic would tell me that is the case but I couldn’t say for absolute certainty,’ said Lt. Jerry Mott with the Dallas Police Department.
‘For her to survive that amount of time that had to have taken considerable strength.’
Mounce is currently hospitalized in good condition at Peace Harbor Hospital in Florence.
Prior to her being found, her family members said she got remarried last Saturday to Denton Davison and had only been back from her honeymoon for one day when she disappeared, KMVT reported.