Amber Pennell

Amber Pennell, a young mother from North Carolina, went missing for five days following a short trip to her local Walmart after work on the night of August 20, 2008. After a desperate search, Pennell was found alive five days later, but trapped in her Toyota, which had tumbled down an 80-foot ravine.¹

Fast Facts

1. Age: 21 years old in 2008
2. Mother of two young children¹
3. Left work shortly before 10:00 p.m. on August 20, 2008
4. Called her husband, said she was going to Walmart, a video from the store's surveillance camera confirmed she was there at 10:14 p.m.¹
5. Husband reported her missing around midnight after he had not heard from her¹
6. Monday, August 25, 2008: An officer noticed strange tire tracks on the road Pennell was last seen traveling on
7. Pennell was found down an 80-foot ravine, pinned in her car
8. Taken to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
9. Treated for dehydration, broken bones, a possible head injury and mild hypothermia¹

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