Only On 9: Bachelorette Party Stranded In Cabo During Hurricane Odile

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — It was a trip planned for celebration that quickly turned to sheer horror.

A group of 15 women flew to Cabo San Lucus on Friday expecting to celebrate a bachelorette party at the Melia Cabo Real Resort.

On Sunday, however, category 3 Hurricane Odile made landfall and caused widespread damage. The women were stranded and feared for their lives.

PHOTO GALLERY: Bachelorette Party Stranded In Cabo During Hurricane Odile

KCAL9's Rachel Kim spoke with Manhattan Beach resident Lisa Howard on Thursday about her experience while attending her sister's celebratory weekend trip.

"We had a great time; we had no idea that the storm was even coming," Howard said.

While recounting the experiences she went through, however, Howard was brought to tears.

"I thought I was going to die; I've never thought that," said Howard.

When the storm hit, 1,000 guests, including the group of women, were evacuated to the ballroom of the resort, where a part of a wall fell in as the storm struck the building.

Howard said they rationed food and water under extreme heat in an area without power and no means of communication.

On Monday morning, the group decided to leave the resort at their own risk and split into two groups.

The group Howard left with wound up hitchhiking and got a ride from an American who had recently moved to Cabo.

"The whole time we're driving over power lines, and there's just rocks, debris, huge shards of glass everywhere," Howard said.

The women were dropped off at a shelter at a Best Western Hotel after being forced to loot water from a convenience store, Howard recalled.

On Tuesday, the second half of their group showed up to the hotel, where they got word of possible transportation back to the U.S.

"It was so traumatizing, I can't even explain it," said Howard. "We just picked up whatever we could and went running to the airport."

The women were later airlifted by a military plane to Tijuana. They then got on a bus and were taken to the border.

Howard is thankful to be back home, yet still very shaken from the conditions of the trip.

Howard urged for U.S. officials to send more help to safely return those who are still stranded in Cabo.