the wreckage but even if it worked there is no cell signal for miles. it is thick, dense, vegetation. and the terrain is extremely steep. some ridges still dotted with snow. one of the first things you notice a good, 20, 25 degrees cooler at this elevation. it can get pretty cold at night. %-poneofthe challenges autumn faced. another challenge was feg yerg out where to go. well it turns out that perhaps the smartest decision she made was to follow the water. she follows it downstream. and that s eventually led her to a hiking path and that path led to a highway where she was picked up by those good samaritans. the plane en route from montana to autumn s home state of washington crashed on saturday afternoon. sunny was with her step grandparents leiland and sharon bowman. according to authorities she tried to save them. did she tell you how she tried to save them?
it is thick, dense, vegetation. and the terrain is extremely steep. some ridges still dotted with snow. one of the first things you notice, a good, 20, 25 degrees cooler at this elevation. it can get pretty cold at night. that s just one of the challenges autumn faced. another challenge was just figuring out where to go. well it turns out that perhaps the smartest decision she made was to follow the water. she follows it downstream. and that s eventually led her to a hiking path and that path led to a highway where she was picked up by those good samaritans. the plane en route from montana to autumn s home state of washington crashed on saturday afternoon. she was with her step-grandparents, leland and sharon bowman. according to authorities she tried to save them. did she tell you how she tried to save them? she had reached in trying to grab in and pull them out.
minor injuries. autumn veatch leaving the hospital after one day. she really had the courage and will to continue on when you know she was in a very scary situation. and she is exhibited an amazing amount of strength. reporter: we wanted to see what she was up against. the country she is in is incredible. it is super thick. this gives you an idea of the element and surroundings that autumn first encountered. the middle of the wilderness surrounded by trees and in very rough terrain. talking about a 16-year-old girl no professional hiking experience. most people wouldn t venture out without the proper gear. boots. compass. map. all essentials for a rugged outdoors person. autumn had the clothes on her back. her cell phone was destroyed in
girl walked away from. her step grandparents sadly did not. autumn veatch is home in washington state tonight after the incredible ordeal in the mountains. released from the hospital just last night. and was just moments ago we learned that the wreckage of the plane has now been located. dan simon joins us. what do you know? authorities confirmed they did find the plane wreckage. this is in a ve steep area. very vertical according to crews. in fact, when they got there they were telling us the plane was still on fire in such a remote area that the crews had to rope in to get to that particular place. we know at this point the ntsb is investigating. it s been turned over to them. as for the 16-year-old. she is at home resting comfortably. still so much amazement as to how she got down the mountain. the whole ordeal surrounding it. we went to the area to take a look for ourselves. how did she do it? survive a fiery plane crash with minor injuries. autumn veatch leaving the
hospital after one day. she really had the courage and will to continue on when, you know, she was in a very scary situation. and she is, exhibited an amazing amount of strength. reporter: we wanted to see what she was up against. the country she is in is incredible. it is super thick. this gives you an idea of the element and surroundings that autumn first encountered. the middle of the wilderness surrounded by trees and in very rough terrain. talking about a 16-year-old girl, no professional hiking experience. what is somebody like that supposed to do? most people wouldn t venture out without the proper gear. boots. compass. map. all essentials for a rugged outdoors person. autumn had the clothes on her back. her cell phone was destroyed in the wreckage but even if it worked there is no cell signal for miles.