Lost California hiker survived 9 days with broken leg

FRESNO, Calif. — A 62-year-old hiker missing for nine days in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada with a broken leg endured freezing nighttime temperatures and crawled two days for water before getting the attention of rescuers with a whistle she carried for moments of crisis, authorities said Monday.Miyuki Harwood slipped and fell about six feet after she left her hiking group and headed back to camp alone because she was low on water.After two days on the ground, she decided to crawl