Missing woman found alive 5 days after car accident
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A Rochester woman who had been missing since Tuesday has been found.
The Olympian reports Sharon Lee Leaming, 70, was found alive Sunday after her vehicle had gone over a 30-foot embankment.
Her family told Q13’s David Rose that Leaming survived on bananas, Pop-Tarts and 3 bottles of water.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Dave Odegaard says she has been flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The Washington State Patrol says late Sunday that the woman had a medical emergency prior to her crash.
According to the sheriff’s office, Leaming was last seen Tuesday morning when she left her home for a family property in North Cove.