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Mississippi college student found after wandering lost in woods for 2 days

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Mississippi college student found after wandering lost in woods for 2 days
A college student in Mississippi is recovering after wrecking her SUV and wandering lost for more than two days in the woods.Victoria Hudson, 23, drank from a creek and slept in deer hunters' tree stands, The Commercial Dispatch reported.After a massive search, emergency workers found Hudson Saturday, dehydrated and disoriented. They took her to North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point.Hudson is a forensic science major at the University of Mississippi. Early Thursday, she was driving to her mother's house in the Clay County community of Pheba. Her mother, Glenda Hudson, said Victoria got disoriented in the rain, made a wrong turn and crashed into a ditch.The student called 911 for help and stayed on the line with a sheriff's deputy until her cellphone died.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

A college student in Mississippi is recovering after wrecking her SUV and wandering lost for more than two days in the woods.

Victoria Hudson, 23, drank from a creek and slept in deer hunters' tree stands, The Commercial Dispatch reported.

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After a massive search, emergency workers found Hudson Saturday, dehydrated and disoriented. They took her to North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point.

Hudson is a forensic science major at the University of Mississippi. Early Thursday, she was driving to her mother's house in the Clay County community of Pheba. Her mother, Glenda Hudson, said Victoria got disoriented in the rain, made a wrong turn and crashed into a ditch.

The student called 911 for help and stayed on the line with a sheriff's deputy until her cellphone died.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!