INYO COUNTY, Calif. — A hiker whose legs went numb after she was bitten by what she thought was a spider used the last of her cellphone battery to call authorities for help last week.
Officials rescued the hiker from the Taboose Pass Trail in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains after getting the call around 6:30 p.m. on June 12, Inyo County Search and Rescue said in a social media post. The hiker, who was not identified, had begun her hike on the John Muir Trail but moved onto the Taboose Pass Trail to exit the area after she ran into more snow than she was comfortable with, officials said.
“About 1.7 (miles) shy of the trailhead, the hiker went to fetch water from the creek when she reportedly got bitten by what she thought was a spider,” rescuers said.
“Afterwards, she was unable to feel the skin on her …