[MSAR] SAR response doubled

Jorene Downs Jorene at CEOates.com
Tue Oct 3 04:17:56 EDT 2006


An odd twist to a Utah SAR  ...

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Father and son okay after horse accident in Davis County mountains
A father and son were rescued out of Mueller Park Canyon on Monday. Randy 
Baird and his 10-year-old son, Josh, set out for a father-and-son camping 
trip this weekend.

The pair intended to return home Sunday night, but  when the bad weather 
restricted them from leaving, they opted to stay on the mountain.

Their family on the ground expected them home on Sunday night, but when they 
did not arrive, they notified search and rescue to find them.

Within minutes of looking, a Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted 
the pair, alive and well.

The Search & Rescue helicopter then proceeded to turn back when the Bairds 
decided to come down the mountain on their own.

Then, the father-and-son outing took another turn for the worse. Randy 
Baird's horse slipped and fell on top of him prompting a call for the search 
and rescue to return.

A  Lifeflight helicopter was called in, quickly plucking Randy and his son 
off the mountain. 10-year-old Josh was unharmed while his father was flown, 
with hip and back injuries, to a nearby hospital.

Both are expected to be okay.
[nice extraction photo on the web site]
http://www.abc4.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=7398F2BA-568A-42C0-8644-51075958E755 




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