MSP Find Lost Survival Challenge Contestant in Pigeon River

On September 6, Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to the Pigeon River State Forest to assist the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office in locating a 36-year-old woman missing from California.

The woman was a contestant in a YouTube survival challenge and had become lost the previous evening but was not reported until 5:00 a.m. the following morning. A search effort was initiated, and MSP canine units entered the dense forest, which was still damaged from the ice storm. The MSP Aviation Unit was activated and Trooper 6 responded to the scene.

At approximately 10:40 a.m. Trooper 6 located the missing woman and directed the canine units to her. Law enforcement officers and firefighters were able to walk her out of the woods safely.