Mountain Bike Crash: Ambushed at Sunset

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

An evening ride in the picturesque foothills of Southern California takes a terrifying turn. Anne Hjelle is a competitive mountain biker, used to pushing herself to the limit. But one evening in 2004, she is thrown out of nowhere into a primal struggle for her life. Even if she survives her battle with nature, what will her future hold? A Noiser production, written by Chris McDonald. For more on Anne’s story read Skin Deep. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:18.0	UK Residents Tease and C Supply. Please apply. It's January 8th, 2004 in Orange County, Southern California.
0:31.3	The sun is setting behind the picturesque hills of the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park.
0:37.0	It's a dry mild evening, around 4.45 PM.
0:42.0	A cool wind shakes the cacti and whips up dust on arid tracks.
0:47.0	Somewhere in this maze of winding canyons and hillscapes lies 30 year old Anne Yela.
0:57.2	She's unconscious, unmoving.
1:01.9	Nearby Ann's mountain bike lies on its side.
1:05.0	She's still in her cycling gear.
1:07.0	It's obvious she's come flying off during a ride.
1:10.0	But this is no ordinary cycling accident.
1:14.0	Anne's eyelids flutter, and she comes too, groggy and disorientated.
1:19.0	How did she get here?
1:22.0	Her vision focuses, and she starts to get her bearings.
1:26.0	She sees a familiar face standing over her,
1:29.0	her friend Debbie.
1:30.0	But her expression provides no comfort to Anne.
1:35.0	Debbie appears in shock, dishevelled, trembling.
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