BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 19, 2020
Carolyn Leigh Meadows, 27, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, planned to go on a 2.5 mile hike about 12:30 p.m. Sunday near Schoodic Beach at Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land, but failed to return to her campsite before dark. When Meadows did not return, her boyfriend notified the Maine Warden Service, which spent the night searching for her. Meadows hiked more than 8 miles before it became dark and she stopped and spent the night in the woods with her 8-year-old chocolate Lab. When the sun rose Monday morning, Meadows continued to hike and eventually came to Route 182 near Cherryfield, where a passing driver spotted her and her dog. Meadows and her dog were in good health and didn’t require medical attention.