Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Meet Angelique Echols. She's a former psychiatric technician, truck driver and spent time in a convent. She's now living in remote Chitina, Alaska knocking items off her bucket list after experiencing a heartbreaking loss in her life.

#bungee #bungeejumping #offgridliving

Video and story by Valerie Lake
Additional video by Jeremiah William, Hailey Driver, Greg Stafford and Alex Troutman
Music by Universal Production Music

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