A woman went through a snowstorm more than a day to save her family

What to do during the New Year holidays? To travel, of course. So the Klein family from Pennsylvania decided - well, why not? Eric, Karen and their 10-year-old son Isaac went to Las Vegas on his car. On the way, we decided to wrap ourselves in the Grand Canyon National Park for an excursion. And they regretted it. The main highway stopped - it was snowing, a strong wind was blowing. Klein decided to go on a detour. They asked Google for advice and drove off. But "Google" let them down. The bypass was too dangerous. The road began to be covered with snow. Klein decided to return from sin away. They began to unfold, and the car settled into the snowdrift. Cellular communication in this area was not. It was necessary to call for help and follow her on foot. It would be logical to send for help a man. But Eric recently got into an accident and has not quite recovered from injuries. Karen, an experienced marathon runner, had more chances to get to the goal. Since the highway was closed, there was no point in going back. Therefore, Karen decided to go to the entrance to the national park. Before him was almost 23 kilometers.Photo: NBC NewsThe woman was confident that she could handle it:She had been trained in wilderness survival. Marathon skills, again. And she seemed to be dressed warmly – a parka, a knitted hat, hiking boots. But walking through the loose snow almost a meter deep was too difficult. And without a compass and a navigator, Karen lost her way. Meanwhile, the blizzard was getting worse. Like Karen later, she tried to rest, sitting under a giant fir tree. To warm up a little, she hugged herself and rocked from side to side; if Karen stopped moving, she immediately became terribly sleepy. It was impossible to fall asleep, despite the terrible fatigue. In the end, Karen became so weak that she could only take ten steps without stopping. She had nothing to recharge her batteries with – she only had a small bag of oatmeal with her. When they ran out, Karen gnawed on twigs and washed them down with water from melted snow. And then she fell, fell into a snowdrift, pulled a muscle in her thigh and lost a shoe. In addition, the exhausted woman began to hallucinate. Karen was saved by the fact that she came across a forest cabin. She broke a window, climbed inside and fell asleep - completely exhausted. By that time, Karen had been walking for 30 hours, covering almost 42 kilometers. Six hours later, rescuers found her. “It’s a real Christmas miracle that she survived,” said the head of the search party, Jim Driscoll. “This story could have easily ended very badly.” While Karen was struggling through the night and the snowstorm, Eric and Isaac slept in the car. In the morning, Eric realized that something had happened to his wife. He could not wait any longer. He got out of the car and began to climb the mountain in the hope that there he would be able to pick up a signal and call the emergency services. And he did. They were taken to the hospital, examined and released - everything was fine with them. But Karen had to stay there. The woman had frostbitten several fingers and was very exhausted. According to Karen, her maternal instinct helped her survive. - I could not leave my son without a mother. I will not let it happen that my parents have to bury me, - said Karen. The brave woman hopes that her story can inspire people to be strong, no matter what. - I think people need to understand that they have more strength than they think, be it mental or physical strength, - said Karen. - Remember this and never lose hope.