Overview

• Authorities said Barbara Crosby, 85, was discovered asleep under brush near East Bald Mountain Road late Sunday.
• Search teams hiked about 70 feet down a steep embankment and used a stokes litter and rope system to bring her back to the roadway for medical transport.
• Crosby was reported missing Saturday morning and considered at risk due to dementia, prompting a California Highway Patrol Silver Alert on Sunday.
• Residents spotted her small dog, Poncho, around 9 p.m., leading crews to find the dog under brush and then locate Crosby a short distance away.
• Poncho ran off before he could be secured and may still be in the East Bald Mountain Road area, and officials urged residents to be on the lookout.