80-Year-Old Survives Night Stranded In Sierra Snowstorm

LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — It is a survival story for the ages. 80-year-old Wendel Murdock spent a terrifying night trapped alone on a mountain in a Sierra snowstorm.
“I said many times, ‘I can do this, I can do this,’” Murdock said.
Murdock was only supposed to be snowshoe hiking for an hour when he got turned around in a storm on a Sierra trail and one hour turned to two, and then three.
“The light started changing, and I’m starting to think, ‘I don&rs