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The Girl in the Red Coat: Paula Welden and the Mountain That Gave Nothing Back

2026-10-06 · · Vanished Without a Trace · 8 min read

On a Sunday afternoon in December 1946, an 18-year-old college student finished her shift in the dining hall, changed into walking clothes, and told her roommate she was going for a hike.

She took no bag. No spare clothes. Almost no money.

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