Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, D'Lia Diambra. And the story I'm going to share with you today is

one that's filled with a lot of twists and turns, perhaps as many ups and downs as the hilly

landscape it took place in. As a mother to a young child, it's one of those stories that

genuinely broke my heart and is still a case I find myself thinking about

in quiet moments.

It happened in Norway's Bannahaya Recreation Area in the city of Christensen, 25 years ago.

According to VisitNorway.com, this area is a space that's easily accessible from nearby

residential neighborhoods and known for being a

great place to swim, fish, and walk trails. Bannahia consists of a three-mile loop that all trails.com

estimates takes the average person a little over an hour to finish. I'll go ahead and tell you up front,

there are a lot of Norwegian names and pronunciations in this episode that I've tried my very best to deliver correctly. But I'm a native English speaker,

so there may be some names or locations I don't say perfectly. That's just the reality of

taking on a case in a nation that's foreign to me. But I didn't want that to stop me, because

this story is one that is vitally important

for people everywhere to know about. This is Park Predators.

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I'm Around 7.30 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2000, Ustein Sesternan was sitting at his home in the grim

borough of Christian Son Norway, watching the clock. With each passing minute, he was growing

more and more worried. His eight-year-old daughter, Steena Sophia, and her friend, 10-year-old Lena

Paulson, were overdue from an evening swim in Bannohia Recreation Area. About an hour

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