FIVE MINUTES AFTER the search and rescue team member was lowered on the winch, he was raised, with Laura Dennings clinging to him. She continued to do so as the cable was wound in, so she and her rescuer could be assisted to safety.
Once they were both on board the helicopter it crabbed sideways until it was over safe ground, a distance from the now treacherous path.
As Nathan watched the helicopter land, he wondered if it was a good idea for it to do so. It seemed unlikely, but he worried that it would get stuck in the mud and not be able to take off again. If that happened they would likely be there until the rain stopped and the mud dried out, or until someone could get to them with a spade.
He was distracted from that concern when a figure jumped out from the helicopter and hurried
