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Incredible moment yoga instructor, 35, who went on a hike in a Hawaii forest and got...

• By VALERIE EDWARDS and LAUREN FRUEN

This is the incredible moment the yoga instructor who went missing more than two weeks ago on a hike in a Hawaii forest was hoisted to safety with just 'little bit of sunburn' after she survived on water, plants and even moths.  

Amanda Eller, 35 had been missing for two weeks when helicopter rescue crews spotted her waving from a stream, according to Hawaii officials. 

She went missing on May 8 after leaving her phone behind while hiking in the Makawao Forest Reserve trail in Maui. She was found around four miles from where she had left her car, authorities said.

On Friday evening, helicopter search crews say they made eye contact with Eller after spotting her lying in a stream bed and video from the scene shows the moment she was lifted to safety. 


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