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Radiology student, Lisa Theris, is found alive after going missing in the Alabama wilderness for a month, surviving on only berries and wild mushrooms – police say she may have been drugged

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">After escaping into the woods from two male friends out on a burglary&comma; Radiology student&comma; found her herself in an unfamiliar forest<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Lisa Theris&comma;  was lost amid thousands of acres of dense forest in Midland&comma; Alabama&comma; on July 17-18<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Theris&comma; 25&comma; was found alive&comma; Saturday after going missing in the Alabama wilderness for a month <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">She did not have shoes or shelter for three weeks until was found on Saturday<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Theris said that she would drink water from muddy puddles or squeeze the moisture from her hair<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Theris said she survived on only berries and wild mushrooms&comma; had lost 50 pounds and was found covered in scratches and bug bites <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Theris was reunited with her family after she found the wood line on  highway 82 and a woman stopped to help around 2 pm Saturday <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">It has also been revealed that she emerged from the woods two days after disorderly conduct charges were dropped against her in court<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Charges were dropped after she failed to make a court appearance&comma; presumed dead after weeks of futile searches for her<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080000&semi;">Investigations ongoing&comma; police say Theris may have been drugged&comma; admit there is a lot more to the story&comma; but  cannot reveal any additional details at this time<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235922" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 2&period;png" width&equals;"916" height&equals;"820" &sol;>Lisa Theris&comma; after her odyssey &lbrack;seen left in hospital&rsqb; and &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; before her disappearance&comma; stayed alive for nearly a month while lost amid thousands of acres of dense forest in Midland&comma; Alabama by surviving on mushrooms and berries&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">An Alabama woman who went missing in the wilderness has been found alive after a month&period; Investigators say she was with two men who burglarized a hunting camp in Midway on July 17-18&comma; she did not know they were going there to break into the lodge and steal things and didn’t want to be a part of it&comma; she fled the scene and began her month-long ordeal&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Lisa Theris&comma; 25&comma; said she survived by eating berries and wild mushrooms while she was lost amid thousands of acres of dense forest in Midland&comma; Alabama without shoes or shelter&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;By the time she was found&comma; Theris had lost 50 pounds and was covered in scratches and bug bites&period; She did not have a phone or purse on her&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Theris was finally reunited with her family after she made it to the wood line on Highway 82 and was spotted by a driver around 2pm on Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-237362" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-3&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 3&period;png" width&equals;"725" height&equals;"725" &sol;>Lisa Theris in hospital receiving treatment after being naked&comma; unprotected from the elements in the wild for nearly a month<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-237363" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-11&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 11&period;png" width&equals;"679" height&equals;"399" &sol;>Lisa Theris speaks about the 25 days she spent lost and naked in the woods of Alabama&comma; just days after being rescued by a a driver along the highway&comma; earlier this week<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235917" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 1" width&equals;"684" height&equals;"688" &sol;><strong>Missing then found Alabama woman&comma; Lisa Theris had lost 50 pounds and was covered in scratches &lpar;photo&rpar; and bug bites&period; She did not have a phone or purse on her<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-237357" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-6&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 6&period;png" width&equals;"694" height&equals;"457" &sol;><strong>The physical scars that may never completely heal after Lisa Theris spent a naked 25 days &&num;8216&semi;lost&&num;8217&semi; in the Alabama wilderness<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">A woman saw &&num;8216&semi;something moving in the bushes&&num;8217&semi; as she was driving along the highway&comma; and turned around&comma; Sheriff Raymond Rodgers told <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;msnewsnow&period;com&sol;story&sol;36132620&sol;missing-woman-stayed-alive-for-month-in-wilderness-eating-berries-mushrooms&quest;clienttype&equals;generic&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;content&equals;bufferc679d&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter&period;com&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;buffer" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">WFSA<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&&num;8216&semi;She called us and told us she had located the missing person&period; Finally the young lady has been found and she&&num;8217&semi;s alive&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It brought to an end a multi-county search for the radiology student&comma; who was reported missing on July 23&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police discovered that Theris was with two men who were on a burglary jaunt before she disappeared&period;  Theris was with Manley Davis&comma; 31&comma; and 36-year-old Randall Oswald&comma; who allegedly broke into a hunting lodge in Midway before she disappeared<br &sol;>&NewLine;They said Theris did not know the men were planning to break into the lodge and did not want to be a part of the robbery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235970" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-7&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 7&period;png" width&equals;"869" height&equals;"885" &sol;><strong>Theris &lbrack;left and right&rsqb; told police that along with foraging for berries and mushrooms&comma; she drank water from a brook and puddles<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-235996" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;authorities-say-lisa-survived-the-month-alone-in-the-woods&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Authorities say Lisa survived the month alone in the woods&period;jpg" width&equals;"672" height&equals;"378" &sol;><strong>Theris was lost in the Midlands forest and was totally unfamiliar with the area<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-241096" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-16&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 16&period;png" width&equals;"834" height&equals;"549" &sol;>The injuries and rashes are all over the body sustained after Lisa Theris went missing in July&comma; while at a hunting camp with two men&comma; both of whom have been charged with a &dollar;40&comma;000 burglary while on that same trip<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-241095" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-17&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 17&period;png" width&equals;"936" height&equals;"641" &sol;>Lisa Theris had no shoes or clothes while out in the wild for a month<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Davis&comma; 31&comma; and Oswald&comma; 36&comma; allegedly stole &dollar;40&comma;000 worth of items that included four-wheelers&comma; ATVS&comma; and chainsaws&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They were both arrested and charged with burglary and were considered persons of interest in Theris&&num;8217&semi; disappearance&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Theris told police that along with foraging for berries and mushrooms&comma; she drank water from a brook and puddles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She tried to keep moving but&comma; deprived of food and hunger&comma; she was often turning around in circles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police said their first focusing was making sure Theris got immediate treatment&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We didn&&num;8217&semi;t ask her too many questions&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Rodgers said&period; &&num;8216&semi;We want to make sure her health is good so we got her on to the hospital&period; We did not interrogate her at that time&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235935" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;manley-davis-and-randall-oswald-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Manley Davis and Randall Oswald 2" width&equals;"1123" height&equals;"889" &sol;><strong>Manley Davis &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; and Randall Oswald&comma; &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma;  who allegedly broke into a hunting lodge in Midway before she disappeared were both arrested and charged with burglary and were considered persons of interest in Theris&&num;8217&semi; disappearance<&sol;strong>e&period;<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">After police discovered that Theris was with Davis and Oswald&comma; who allegedly broke in and burglarized a hunting lodge in Midway before she disappeared&comma; the two men were arrested and charged with her disappearance following the theft&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;She&&num;8217&semi;s not familiar with this area and apparently on the night she ran&comma; she went into the woods at night and got lost&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Rodgers said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We don&&num;8217&semi;t have the total details on everything yet&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Sgt Chad Faulkner told the station&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We wanted to make sure her health was in the best shape and in the days to come&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll get some answers&period; She&&num;8217&semi;s alive and that&&num;8217&semi;s all that matters at this moment&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-237364" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;lisa-theris-21&period;png" alt&equals;"Lisa Theris 2&period;png" width&equals;"729" height&equals;"535" &sol;>Lisa&&num;8217&semi;s body was covered with whelps and sores<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-235993" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;forest-in-midland-alabama1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"forest in Midland&comma; Alabama&period;jpg" width&equals;"672" height&equals;"378" &sol;>Theris walked in the woods &lpar;pictured&rpar; for three weeks before she reached an open highway<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Theris was back in her Louisville home on Monday&comma; where her siblings said she has begun her slow road to recovery&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;She is severely weakened&comma; she is in pain&comma; she is emaciated&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Theris&&num;8217&semi; sister Elizabeth said&period; &&num;8216&semi;There is not an inch of her that has not been affected&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We are lucky that she is alive&comma; she is so strong and has made it through so much&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Theris&&num;8217&semi; brother Will said she is &&num;8216&semi;standing strong and full of jokes as ever&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;The next few weeks will be rough&comma; but she is handling it all like a trooper&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he added&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Faulkner said Theris&&num;8217&semi; survival has been a &&num;8216&semi;relief&&num;8217&semi; to the entire department&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Her will to live was strong&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period; &&num;8216&semi;When you have a will to live and survive&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s a miracle&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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