Uintah Search and Rescue locates three stranded men The Uintah County Search and Rescue Patrol was activated early Monday morning mor-ning to look for three men who failed to return from a day expedition to the , Bookcliff Mountains on Sunday. The three men, Alden Bassett, Rick Bassett and George Karen left at daylight Sunday to spend the day in the Wolf Den area of the Bookcliffs gathering gather-ing wood. In the afternoon, the truck they i were in became stuck in the mud and snow. The men were unable to get the truck out. When they failed to return Sunday evening, authorities were notified, and the Search and Rescue Patrol left before daylight Monday to begin the search. An airplane was also dispatched to aid in locating the men. According to Sheriff Arden Stew . three men spent a miserable nig:::; ched up in the pickup. At dafe George Karren and Rick Bass: .: for help. The Search and RescueF-found RescueF-found them about 20 miles from;-the from;-the truck was stuck. When the.v and Rescue Patrol reached thet where the truck had been, they Is. gone, j .... r ,. . . It was later learned Alden it who remained with the vehicle : finally able to unload the trucka::. out of the mud. He was later found::: way to pick up the other two. None of the men were injured :. . were exhausted after the ordeal .b Bassett said next time they will ; wood after the roads have dried;.' j