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Nine Days, One Wrong Fork, A Runner Who Walked Out Alive

Nine Days, One Wrong Fork, A Runner Who Walked Out Alive

Fear tightens when every mile could be the last: a bib folded on dark schist, a runner with a fractured leg, and nine days of searching that kept missing her signals - how did she survive when rescuers were looking the other way?

In this episode, we follow the timeline and evidence from the Harlan Ridge Trail Marathon disappearance to the moment she walked out, laying out what was found, what was missed, and the single decision that redirected nine days of search effort - how did one wrong fork nearly cost a rescue?

Person: Emily Burns…

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