Overdue trapper, wife rescued off Denali Highway

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Cantwell woman stranded after her snowmobile broke down in minus 20-degree temperatures was forced to burn the machine to keep warm. Alaska State Troopers say 57-year-old Vivian Mayo was found Wednesday suffering from severe hypothermia. She had left a cabin near Mile 105 Denali Highway in search of her husband, 47-year-old Scott Mayo. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1fnpLkO) reports Scott Mayo was two days overdue from checking a trap line. Trooper James Ellison and volunteer rescuers found Vivian Mayo just a mile from the cabin at 1 a.m. Wednesday. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters says it's unclear why Vivian Mayo didn't walk the mile back to the cabin. Scott Mayo was found about four hours later in good condition alongside a warming fire. Both were flown to Anchorage for evaluation. Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/12/12/3226685/overdue-trapper-wife-rescued-off.html#storylink=cpy