Lynn Bjorklund is an American retired long-distance runner originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico.
[1][2] Bjorklund rapidly gained national prominence after she won the girls' division of the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Cross Country Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
On October 8, 1997, Bjorklund was camping with her brother in the Pecos Wilderness near Santa Fe, New Mexico when the two witnessed a plane crash.
In a rescue attempt, Bjorklund covered 18 miles (29 km) of rugged terrain on foot in less than three hours.
She guided two helicopters to the crash site, and the two men were airlifted to safety.