'It came down to life and death and I had to choose. I chose life'

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• 'It came down to life and death and I had to choose. I chose life'

  

  With the help of berries, river water and a will to live, 35-year-old Amanda Eller survived being lost and alone in a Hawaiian forest for 17 days

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• 'It was unbelievable, dude:' Rescuers describe finding Eller

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