• 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.ABC News: N.C. Community Rejoices After... (August 26, 2008)

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  1. Age: 21 years old in 2008
  2. Mother of two young childrenABC News: N.C. Community Rejoices After... (August 26, 2008)
  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.ABC News: N.C. Community Rejoices After... (August 26, 2008)
  5. Husband reported her missing around midnight after he had not heard from herABC News: N.C. Community Rejoices After... (August 26, 2008)
  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 hypothermiaABC News: N.C. Community Rejoices After... (August 26, 2008)

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