it was issued to kristen grindley. investigators learn there wasn't a graduate of a nearby university with that name. they got a phone number with her parents. across the state in woodinville washington. >> they said, i'm calling about your daughter that was in the accident. pat brinley bolted awake. what happened to kristen? >> i just remember screaming, is she alive? >> they handed the phone to me. it was the police department, saying the your daughter has been left in spokane. i prayed like i have never prayed before. kristen, hang on. i'm coming. >> when her parents finally arrived at sacred heart hospital, they were ushered into intensive care. it was shocking. chris into very beautiful girl. to see her hair all cut and matted with blood. just seeing your own child go through what that pain must have been like. it is impossible for us to take. >> i felt like i was going to collapse. >> what was your initial prognosis when kristen came? in >> pretty guarded. dr. benjamin lang was the neurosurgeon assigned to kriste

kristen grindley will likely be dealing with the injury she suffered on november 11th, 2009, for the rest of her life. but she keeps her focus on the good things ahead. >> do you think of yourself as lucky? >> yes. >> because you're here? >> yes. ♪ ♪ ♪ i am very happy that i am okay. >> that is all for this edition of dateline. i am andrea canning, thank you for watching. >>> hello, i'm andrea canning, and this is dateline. >> it was getting dark as the hunter pulled the trigger, the shape someone said looked like a bear wasn't. >> i heard this god awful scream. >> but was this an accident? >> there was absolutely no allegation of evil intent. >> or something else? >> he says i'm worth more to her dead than i am alive. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. to outsiders, every marriage is a mystery. some who knew the couple in our story saw two people in love, others a marriage in trouble. but all agreed this husband and wife had one thing going for them, they both loved hunting. they were also both excellent shots, so good they rarely missed whatever the target. here's keith morrison wi