An woman has survived a week by drinking water using her car's radiator after plunging 200ft down a sheer cliff at a California beauty spot when she swerved to avoid an animal.

Angela Hernandez, 23, went missing as she drove from her home in Portland, Oregon to visit her sister in Los Angeles on July 6th.

She was last seen that morning on CCTV at a petrol station in Carmel, fifty miles north of where she was eventually discovered on the rugged stretch of coastline known as Big Sur.

Her mysterious disappearance sparked a major search as her frantic family awaited news and a $10,000 reward was offered for information.

Seven days later, two hikers discovered her Jeep at the bottom of cliffs in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. She was lying close by, conscious and in remarkably good condition, screaming for help.