Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

Tiffany Slaton’s solo camping trip near Shaver Lake turned into a 3-week survival ordeal that included 13 snowstorms and 11,000-ft climbs.

Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

Tiffany Slaton, a hiker found in the High Sierra after going missing for three weeks, speaks during a press conference, Friday, May 16, 2025 in Fresno, Calif. Credit: AP/Gary Kazanjian.

Tiffany Slaton told authorities that she set out on a solo camping trip in the Sierra, but after a fall, survived on snow melt while foraging leeks for 25 days.

Tiffany Slaton, a Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada, was found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to the snowpack.

Tiffany Slaton, a hiker found in the High Sierra after going missing for three weeks, speaks during a press conference, May 16, 2025 in Fresno, Calif.

Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

A 28-year-old woman described how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s Sierra mountains after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather.