(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN.



Runner Maria "Gina" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said.



Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria "Gina" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday.



Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him.



Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino.



"She was lying in the shady area," Amormino said. "She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up."



Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California.



The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.



But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing.



Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain.  Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego.
Who planned a long run in the forest? Maria "Gina" Natera-Armenta and Fidel Diaz planned what What time did the runners leave? Who spotted the woman? what did the police report
Natera-Armenta and Diaz eight- to 10-hour run 5:30 a.m. Orange County Sheriff's officials, two were missing.
question: Who planned a long run in the forest?, answer: Natera-Armenta and Diaz | question: Maria "Gina" Natera-Armenta and Fidel Diaz planned what, answer: eight- to 10-hour run | question: What time did the runners leave?, answer: 5:30 a.m. | question: Who spotted the woman?, answer: Orange County Sheriff's officials, | question: what did the police report, answer: two were missing.