Taylor “Ghost” Morrison wasn’t meant to be on that deserted Colorado mountain road. His GPS had failed miles earlier, and at 64, he relied more on instinct than technology. Searching for the highway, he took a wrong turn—a wrong turn that would ultimately save a child’s life, six days after the world had given up.
Eight-year-old Tina David and her mother, Dr. Linda David, had vanished during a road trip. Their abandoned car was found along the highway with belongings inside, no signs of struggle. Despite helicopters and hundreds of volunteers scouring 500 square miles, the search had been called off. Most people moved on—but Ghost never did.
Riding his Harley at a slow pace, Ghost noticed a faint flash of purple in a ravine below. Upon closer inspection, tiny handprints smeared in dust marked a path down the rocky slope. Though search teams had passed this spot countless times, Ghost’s angle and timing revealed what others missed.
There, at the bottom, he found Tina—unconscious but alive, curled beside her mother’s lifeless body. Linda had died protecting her daughter, rationing food and water until her final breath. Ghost checked Tina’s pulse: weak, but steady.
“Hey, little one,” he whispered. “I’ve got you now.”
Tina opened her eyes. “Are you… a policeman?”
“No, just a biker who got lost,” Ghost said softly.
“Mommy said if we got separated, I should find someone who looks like a daddy. You look like somebody’s daddy.”
The words nearly broke him. The climb back to the road was grueling, but he carried her step by painful step, her small hands clinging like his son Danny once had. At the road, Ghost wrapped her in his leather jacket and rode to the nearest gas station, where he called 911. Tina was airlifted to Denver Children’s Hospital, and Ghost directed authorities to recover her mother’s body.
