The yoga teacher who spent 17 days lost and injured in a Hawaiian jungle is already out of the hospital.
Amanda Eller, 35, was discharged from Maui Memorial Medical Center on Sunday, the hospital’s chief officer, Michael Rembis, announced in a statement.
Eller was rescued late Friday after being trapped for two and a half weeks in the wilds of Maui, where she got lost during a short jog. She broke a leg, tore the meniscus in her knee and was so malnourished that she lost about 15 pounds.
“We are thrilled to report the great news that Amanda Eller was able to leave the hospital on her own accord to continue her rehab and recovery with family and loved ones,” Rembis said. “The staff and physicians at Maui Memorial Medical Center involved in her treatment and care are rejoicing at the miraculous news of her great outcome.”
Eller is staying in a “private location” where she is still getting medical assistance, family spokesman Sarah Haynes told the Maui News.
“She still got a lot of procedures happening on her legs,” Haynes said.
Eller’s father, John, has said the family eventually plans to return home to Southport, Maryland, but that his daughter is determined to stay in Hawaii, according to the Maui News.
A huge party was also being planned Monday afternoon for the mass of volunteers who helped in the rescue operation.
“To all the volunteers, ground searchers, rappelers, free divers, financial donators, provision donators, support staff, press, Maui PD, Fire & Rescue, Search & Rescue, DLNR, surveillance contributors, technology partners, drone pilots, helicopter pilots, search dog teams, and anyone else who made a direct contribution to the incredible community-wide rescue of Amanda Eller, WE WANT YOU!” read a flier on the “Find Amanda” Facebook page. “Please join the family & friends of Amanda Eller at a special BBQ celebration dedicated to you.”
Eller previously said from her hospital bed that she appreciated the search operation “more than words can say.”
“Seeing the way the community of Maui came together — people that know me, people that don’t know me — all came together just under the idea of helping one person make it out of the woods alive … It just warms my heart,” she said.



