(CNN) - A mother and her 9-year-old son who got lost in a California forest were rescued after authorities found handwritten notes asking for help. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says the ...

A mother and her 9-year-old son who got lost in a forest were rescued after authorities found handwritten notes asking for help.

Search teams located a 49-year-old mother and her son who became disoriented in a California forest when their GPS failed, using handwritten notes to coordinate the rescue.

A California mom and son were stranded in the woods after GPS led them off the path, but quick instincts helped rescuers find them just over 24 hours later ...

A mother and child stranded deep in the dense Stanislaus National Forest late last week left a trail of handwritten notes that helped their rescuers find them, officials announced this week.

California mom and son used handwritten notes to lead rescuers to their location in a remote forest By CNN Newsource Published July 20, 2025 3:00 AM ...

Handwritten notes helped lead to the rescue of a mother and her 9-year-old son in California, who were stranded for more than 24 hours in the remote Sierra Nevada wilderness.