Hiker rescued after wandering lost in Texas park for more than a week

Twenty-five-year-old Christy Perry survived alone in the 1,200 sq mile Big Bend national park by drinking rainwater

A woman who had gone missing for more than a week while hiking in a national park in west Texas – resorting to drinking rainwater to stave off dehydration or worse – was found alive and rescued on Friday, according to federal officials.

Christy Perry, 25, survived getting lost at the 1,200 sq mile (3,108 sq km) Big Bend national park, which made national news headlines in June when a teenage boy died after falling ill as he hiked in temperatures of 119F (48.3C). The boy’s stepfather was then killed after he crashed his car during a frantic search for help.