California woman lost in Michigan woods during YouTube challenge found with help from police helicopter camera

OTSEGO COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan State Police helicopter crew found a woman who got lost in a state forest during a YouTube challenge on Saturday morning, officials said.

Troopers with the state agency were at the Pigeon River State Forest in northern Michigan to help the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office find a missing 36-year-old California woman. Police said she was a contestant in a YouTube survival challenge, had become lost on Friday evening and was reported missing at 5 a.m. Saturday.