(CNN) Wilderness training may have played a role in the survival of two sisters, ages 5 and 8, who were found safe Sunday after spending 44 hours in California woods, police say. Caroline Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8 were found Sunday less than two miles from their home in Humboldt County, according to County Sheriff William Honsal. #searchandrescue #update Leia and Caroline were found approximately 1.4 miles south of their residence near Richardson's Grove. pic.twitter.com/k2bUTQOtrt — Humboldt County Sheriff (@HumCoSO) March 3, 2019The girls had last been seen at their home Friday afternoon and Honsal described their discovery close to Richardson Grove State Park about 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday as "a miracle." These girls definitely have a survival story to tell," he said during a news conference Sunday.

Source: CNN March 04, 2019 10:18 UTC