Woman cyclist missing on Silver Comet Trail

**Cindyloo** · 07-26-2006, 04:31 AM

I just read the article this morning that a woman went out to ride her bike yesterday evening on the Silver Comet Trail here in Atlanta and didn't come home.

Her car was found at the trailhead. Please keep her in your thoughts as they search for her. It is sad when things like this happen....
Here is the link: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9576152/detail.html

**skibum** · 07-26-2006, 04:53 AM

I saw that too. I don't ride there very often but I always think of it as a safe place to ride alone since there's usually so many people around. I guess you need to be careful no matter where you ride.

**Pedal Wench** · 07-26-2006, 05:35 AM

It's the ONE place that I always felt safe riding alone. Especially the section that she was on. She was riding on the more 'populated' sections of the trail - usually lots of other riders, walkers, runners, etc. I really never thought twice about riding alone out there. If I had no one else to ride with, that's where I always went. Until this is resolved, I think I'll stick to the roads...

**AllezGirl** · 07-26-2006, 05:51 AM

I hope she's found safe and sound. Please keep us posted.

We have a nice paved trail here and I've always felt very safe riding on it, however, there have been a few incidents on it recently that have made me question that.

**Denise223** · 07-26-2006, 06:23 AM

That's really frightening..... I hope that she is found safe & sound!!

There are so many crazy people in this world.....

God Bless Her!!

Denise

**DDH** · 07-26-2006, 06:55 AM

Wow, how sad. I hope they find her. Let us know if you hear anymore.

**Pedal Wench** · 07-26-2006, 07:00 AM

A friend of mine is doing the search and rescue (she has a dog trained in Canine S&R) so she'll let me know anything as it happens, and I'll let y'all know.

**cherinyc** · 07-26-2006, 07:06 AM

hello ladies - This really grabbed my attention. I found another article about this with some phone #'s and contact info within.
If you are familiar with this area/trail - please pass on this info to anyone within even 100 miles of it.
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_art...?storyid=82474

**Bikingmomof3** · 07-26-2006, 07:18 AM

How dreadful. Please keep us updated.

**Cindyloo** · 07-26-2006, 07:42 AM

I have always felt pretty safe there too and I guess I still do since people also disappear from their homes, malls, etc. The area that she put in is very populated and is right near a Publix shopping center but as you get out about 20 miles it becomes a little more rural, crosses a couple of small dirt roads, passes a water treatment plant, and wooded areas. It also passes behind many houses along the way.

It just makes me nauseous when I read stories like this....

**cherinyc** · 07-27-2006, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Cindyloo

The area that she put in is very populated and is right near a Publix shopping center but as you get out about 20 miles it becomes a little more rural, crosses a couple of small dirt roads, passes a water treatment plant, and wooded areas. It also passes behind many houses along the way.

Hi Deb - I understood from what Cindyloo was saying above, that the trail was a mix of areas - some populated, some not. My bf made a good point saying that (since the news says Jennifer rode this same route 3x/week) someone could've known about her routine - and was waiting for her at a certain desolate spot where they could strike w/o being seen or heard.
Often, the people who commit these types of crimes are very good at planning/strategizing their attacks.

**Nanci** · 07-27-2006, 07:52 AM

I've had scary encounters on three of the four trails I ride on. I don't know what the solution is. All of them are in populated areas, with roads very nearby (adjacent to, in sight of) the trail.

http://tinyurl.com/k94b9

This incident (only time I ever rode without a helmet- now have figured out how to get my hat under it- so you don't need to comment on that!) took place after I quit riding on another trail after I had a scary incident with a couple big teenagers (who were probably only thinking of robbery, not murder).

The creepy guy never confronted me, never harmed me or anyone that I know of, and I continue to see him at various points along this 46 mile trail, including within a couple miles of the isolated parking lot. I am still very unnerved by and very afraid of him.

**cherinyc** · 07-27-2006, 07:58 AM

Nanci - I always see on your avator (anyone know what that stands for?) that your location is North Central Florida. I spent most of my life in FL - Boca Raton, then Tallahassee, then St Augustine. I am curious about where you are referring to. Gainsville maybe?

**Nanci** · 07-27-2006, 08:02 AM

Alachua. I work in Gainesville. How could you leave???

I am from MN, lived in CA for a year (HATED IT!!!) and went back to MN, then moved here for cave diving. I love it here.

**Eden** · 07-27-2006, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by cherinyc

Nanci - I always see on your avator (anyone know what that stands for?)

Its a word with an interesting past. The original meaning of an avatar is a physical manifestation of a god in the Hindu religion (generally as a human or animal). Somewhere in the early days of computers someone decided that it would be a good word to describe the little icon that a person chooses to represent themselves in the machine world. A lot of computer terms have been swiped from religion/mythology - deamon, sprite, avatar - I'll bet you could name a lot more.

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