# 100 Foot Fall, Broken Back, No Help: Surviving the Arizona Desert | E220

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Podcast: [The CRUX: True Survival Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323)
Published: 2026-03-09T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On May 20, 2016, 25-year-old ICU nurse Amber Kohnhorst set out on a solo sunset hike near Cane Beds, Arizona — and never came back. What followed was nearly 28 hours of survival in one of the most remote and unforgiving landscapes in the American Southwest, with injuries that should have been fatal and no way to call for help. This episode breaks down exactly how she survived, and what every hiker needs to know before heading out alone.

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