* Please note that this is a 40 page short story ** A true story... A harrowing plane crash took the lives of two people and plunged sixteen-year-old Autumn Veatch into the middle of the rugged Cascade Mountains. Injured, alone, and lost, she defies all odds to make it out alive.This short story is a true account of a brave young woman's survival. Not only did Autumn miraculously walk away from the crash, but she then hiked for nearly three days through some of the most unforgiving terrain in the country. Find out what it takes to be a survivor.