Today’s stories take us from a windswept California shoreline…to the steep cliffs of the Smoky Mountains…into the narrow slot canyons of Utah…down into one of the deepest canyons in North America…up to the top of the world on Mount Everest…and finally—to a rare story of hope, in the forests of Madagascar.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/remains-banker-missing-1999-found-california-beach-family-looking-seas-rcna265781

https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/03/30/woman-dies-after-60-foot-fall-alum-cave-trail-great-smoky-mountains/

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/hikers-rescued-from-flash-flood-in-little-wild-horse-canyon-utah/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-man-black-canyon-gunnison/73-5f12e018-e8ff-4072-9181-bff347d58e65

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/fraud-mount-everest-climbers-targeted-alleged-rescue-insurance-scam-rcna266533

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-reforestation-corridor-in-madagascar-offers-a-future-for-lemurs-and-locals/

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