trouble and needs help. I will yell my
face off if that helps to get a point
across!”
Meanwhile, half a world away,
Eno and Lythcott lay bleeding in
the ravine. Any time Eno came to,
she was overwhelmed by her fearof falling. “I’m slipping,” she said.
“Try to hang on,” Lythcott said.
“Help is coming.”
“How long?”
He had no idea. By then, his phone
battery had died. Now they were truly
alone.Reader’s Digest Drama in Real Life84 july/august 2019 | rd.com
4:45 a.m. prague
Leah Schlossman Dude!!!!! Are you OK?4:46 a.m. pocono mountains, pennsylvania
Aimee Spevak I have a pin drop of
Michael’s location.4:47 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Marcie Dean Corral Here is Tourist
Police info: [posts it]4:48 a.m. canada
Jackie Klobucar Tried one number so
far but won’t let me call.4:49 a.m. las vegas
Kaitlin Haggard Here are Indonesian
police numbers by district: [posts a link]4:54 a.m. los angeles
Paul Rocha I’m on the line with the U.S.
embassy in Bali.4:59 a.m. los angeles
Paul Rocha Embassy said he or
someone locally needs to dial police
and ambulance. I tried calling the
police and it’s been busy.5:14 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Josh Hofer I’ve been on the phone with
an officer for the last ten minutes. Sent
them screenshots of his location, with
varying levels of zoom.5:00 a.m. the hague, netherlands
Elizabeth Elmore I’m sending the duty
officer at the U.S. consulate screen grabs
of all relevant information right now.5:07 a.m. vancouver, british columbia
Jen Sheppard I have some connections
in Bali. I’m currently working on this.5:10 a.m. cordova, alaska
Rachel Kallander I just reached out to a
close friend with the State Department.
Hang in there, Mikey!4:59 a.m. hollywood, florida
Michelle George Michael says he’s by a
waterfall.5:10 a.m. london
Rabia Gungor I’ve spoken to the police.4:53 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Josh Hofer Called the same number. I
couldn’t communicate with the person
at all. He said, “No English.” I asked if
anyone there could and he said no.Mikey Lythcott’s first Facebook post, at
4:36 a.m. Bali time, set off a chain reac-
tion of 516 concerned posts from friends
around the world that eventually led to
his rescue. Here are a few:Help. In danger. Call police.
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