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1 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Josephine County wildland blaze sees no overnight growth ... Man sentenced to 31 years for sex trafficking ... Those who find themselves lost exhibit similar behaviors, which can help rescuers ... Josephine County wildland blaze sees no overnight growth ... Man sentenced to 31 years for sex trafficking ... Those who find themselves lost exhibit similar behaviors, which can help rescuers ... RUNNER FOUND Laird became lost, suffered severe dehydration, husband says Comment By Hannah Golden Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Hannah Golden Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 29, 2016 at 11:19 AM Updated Aug 29, 2016 at 12:45 PM By Hannah Golden Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 29, 2016 at 11:19 AM Updated Aug 29, 2016 at 12:45 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Social media celebrates discovery of Jacksonville runner Ashley Laird... • Rogue Valley SAR team leader Rick Klimek on finding Ashley Laird.... • Jacksonville Police Chief David Towe talks about the effort that found missing runner As... • Dr. Ashley Laird found alive in Forest Park » Social News After surviving a weekend of being lost in the woods outside Jacksonville, Dr. Ashley Laird is reportedly tired and sore but on the mend. "She literally didn’t have a thing to eat or drink. ... Her body was essentially breaking down her muscles to survive. But she’s essentially fine," Laird's husband, Dan Arnold, said in a telephone interview this morning. "She seems just like her old self." Laird, 37, was found at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on the lower end of Rail Trail in Jacksonville's Forest Park after getting lost on a run at about 9:30 a.m. Friday. "She went up on some trails that she didn’t know and she got lost," Arnold said. "She tried to figure it out to the best that she could and she ended up just getting more lost." Laird's father, Bruce, was among the team of searchers who found Laird after three days of searching involving almost 200 volunteers. She was standing upright, conscious, severely dehydrated and scraped up but otherwise uninjured. Arnold said Laird, an experienced runner, had spent the weekend trying to find her way back. She had a bump on her head, which he suspects might indicate she lost consciousness at some point over the weekend. She remembers sleeping in the woods Friday night but has no recollection of Saturday night. "When they asked her what day it was, she said Saturday. Somehow she lost an entire day," Arnold said. "When they rescued her, she was upright and talking, she was still trying to get herself back down to a road. ... She was still forming plans to rescue herself even till the end." Laird is being treated at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, where she works in the emergency room. Reach reporting intern Hannah Golden at [email protected] . By Hannah Golden Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Hannah Golden Mail Tribune Posted Aug. 29, 2016 at 11:19 AM Updated Aug 29, 2016 at 12:45 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501