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She Survived 52 Hours: Why Dawn Left a Dry Map Above the Flood
She Survived 52 Hours: Why Dawn Left a Dry Map Above the Flood
Fear and focus collide in a frozen spring flood: a laminated topographic map marked D.H. sits perfectly dry on a sandstone shelf four feet above the crest line two days after the Amidor River overflowed - and its owner is missing. How did a 48-year-old paddler who capsized in 41°F water survive long enough to leave that impossible, unwrinkled map where searchers would find it? What did she have to give up to place it there?
In this episode, we follow the events from Dawn Hansen’s planned 14-mile paddle to the moment she capsized…
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