Russian hermit to return to Siberian wilderness after hospital stint

Agafia Lykova, 70, is waiting to be airlifted back to solitude after being treated for a pain in her leg A 70-year-old Siberian hermit is returning to solitude in the Russian wilderness after being airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Agafia Lykova was discharged from care in Tashtagol, a town in Siberia's Kemerovo region, on Tuesday but will stay there until state emergency services can airlift her home, the Russian news site Sobesednik.ru reported.