“We are going to search until we find her. Period.” —George Stowe-Rains, Search Mission Commander

“Bad news: helicopters are here. Haley is really, truly, deeply lost. My legs went numb.” —Steve Zega

"It was 3 a.m. and we began another sweep. It was dark; we would walk, feel, sense, search...the underbrush was covered with dust and pollen, and within minutes the whole line of us was profusely sneezing, coughing, and gagging...Every once in a while our hair would stand on end, and we would think the worst." —Joy Caffrey, volunteer searcher

"I had always looked at the wilderness as a beautiful and exciting place to be, a place that brought me great joy, gave me a career, and even brought my lifemate and new bride Pam to me. But now the fact that these very same wild woods might have taken the life of one so innocent was tearing my heart out. I found myself down on my knees, begging for the life of someone I had never laid eyes on. How in the world could this magical place turn so ugly?" —Tim Ernst

“I think she was about to give up—this was her last stand.” —William Jeff Villines, rescuer

“Suddenly there was laughter, there was music, and everyone felt they were part of something really, really worthwhile.” —Dr. Art Evans

"We jumped into the truck and roared off, screaming out the windows to searchers along the road that Haley had been found! I found myself laughing out loud and breathing huge, gulping breaths. I was about to see my heart and soul!” —Kelly Zega

"Haley’s journey brought hundreds of good people to a truly beautiful place. That place is inside each of us as a renewal in human spirit. It’s a place where faith in happy endings begins." —Rebecca Wood