8-Year-Old Girl Missing in Redwood Canyon—Found Safe, But Trust Shattered. On a quiet Saturday in Redwood Canyon, the Thompson family’s nature retreat took a terrifying turn when 8-year-old Emma went missing during a hike. Her parents, thinking she was with the other, realized too late that she was gone.
Panic set in by 3:45 p.m., triggering a massive search involving over 60 rescuers, K9 units, drones, and helicopters. Emma was found at 4:30 a.m. the next day—tired, dirty, but safe—walking out of the woods with her father, Mark Thompson.Relief quickly turned to outrage when he admitted he’d taken Emma off the main trail without telling anyone. He had no…
