For the first time, 64-year-old Ed Rosenthal spoke publicly Tuesday in Los Angeles about his rescue скачать в хорошем качестве

For the first time, 64-year-old Ed Rosenthal spoke publicly Tuesday in Los Angeles about his rescue

(5 Oct 2010) HEADLINE: LA hiker recounts 6 days stranded in desert --------------------------------------- CAPTION: For the first time, 64-year-old Ed Rosenthal spoke publicly Tuesday in Los Angeles about his rescue in Joshua Tree National Park after six hot days without food and water. He says he survived by staying still, moving only to follow the shade. (Oct. 5) ---------------------------------------- [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [[VO]] [[TRACK]] 64-YEAR-OLD ED ROSENTHAL SURVIVED A SIX-DAY ORDEAL IN THE BLISTERING HOT JOSHUA TREE DESERT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE HIKER SAID HE WANDERED OFF HIS TRAIL SEPTEMBER 24TH. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: ED ROSENTHAL//]] "I NEVER WALK THAT FAR....25 MILES...MY LEGS WERE DONE." [[VO]] [[TRACK]] HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY HE DESCRIBED HOW HE SURVIVED WITHOUT WATER AND FOOD. WHEN THE HELICOPTER RESCUE TEAM FOUND HIM HE SAYS HE WAS SO WEAK HE COULDN'T EVEN STAND UP-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: ED ROSENTHAL//]] "FINALLY THE HELICOPTER I HAD SEEN FOR DAYS CAME INTO THE CANYON. AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S NOW STANDING NEXT TO ME SAID, 'HEY ARE YOU THAT ROSENTHAL WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR?' AND I SAID, 'YEAH!'" [[VO]] [[TRACK]] ROSENTHAL SAYS HE TOOK SHELTER IN A SHADED CANYON AND PRAISED GOD WHEN A RAIN STORM PROVIDED HIM WITH EXTRA WATER-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER:]] "SERIOUSLY I PRAYED FOR RAIN AND IT RAINED" [[VO]] [[TRACK]] AN ADMIRER OF POETRY, THE HIKER SCRAWLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WOULD BE HIS LAST MESSAGES OF LOVE TO HIS FAMILY ON HIS HAT..EVEN WRITING FUNERAL INSTRUCTIONS. AS A THANK YOU, HE SAYS HE WANTS TO COMPENSATE HIS RESCUERS THROUGH A FUNDRAISER. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...