The men who found her say her van got stuck on the trail, so she got out and fell into mud that she said was "like quicksand."
North Carolina Highway Patrol officers said a man died at the crash site.
"I don't much believe in miracles, but my wife says it is, and I'm going to have to go with her story," Howard Coates said.
A 17-year-old volunteer firefighter died after an ATV crash at Galot Motorsports Park Saturday night, officials said.
When Sgt. John Bourque approached the ATV drivers, one of them dragged him down the street, and he was flung into a gate.
A naked man riding an ATV led officers on an hour-long chase down a Missouri highway.