The Canadian Press: Friend calls the discovery of a B.C. woman in the U.S. a Mother's Day miracle

Rita Chretien, 56, was found alive on Friday by hunters near the Humboldt National Forest, in northeastern Nevada. Her husband Al Chretien is still missing. The couple vanished shortly after leaving their Penticton, B.C., home March 19. They were on their way to a trade show in Las Vegas, but didn't check into the hotel they had reserved. Rita survived 49 days in the wilderness on snow, a small amount of trail mix and prayer, said long-time family friend Dave Goertzen. She lost about 30 pounds and they're working on balancing her electrolytes at a hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho