Overview

• Barbara Crosby, 85, was located late Sunday night asleep under brush near East Bald Mountain Road in Tuolumne County.
• Sightings of her small dog, Poncho, guided deputies and search-and-rescue teams to hike about 70 feet down a steep embankment.
• Rescuers used a stokes litter and rope system to bring Crosby to the roadway before transferring her to medics and a nearby hospital.
• The California Highway Patrol activated a Silver Alert on Sunday as the sheriff's office searched for the at-risk woman reported with dementia.
• Poncho ran off before crews could secure him and may still be in the area, and officials urge residents to report any sightings.