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Show Volume IV, Issue VIII THE OGDEN VALLEY N EWS August 1, 2001 Angel on Lost Scout’s Shoulder? ‘Indiana Jones’ found Scout, flew him out of woods nine-member troop at camp, described the actor as a “very caring, very gracious individual. He was just happy the little guy was found.” And so was Peggy Clawson. She had one of those something-is-not-right feel- Scout Cody Clawson, gives as much credit to a guardian angel as to movie star/helicopter pilot Harrison Ford. mosquito bites dotting his sunburned Ings Monday “For SOme reason, [ spent three hours in this room,” she said look- ing around the living room she calls her freckle-faced himself staring “angel room.” Angel teddy bears, dolls and paintings adorn every nook and wall. “We really believe in angels around here,” she said. “Especially now.” into a mesmerizing stand of fir trees. He walked and walked and walked, toting a sleep'mg bag, air mattress and two empty “I packed it around for a long time, until I couldn’ pack it anymore, Cody said. That left him in the wilderness with nothing more than his Scout shirt, Scout belt (which came in handy later), shorts and sandals. And his “guardian angel.” With thunderclouds rolling in over the mountains, Cody decided he’d better build a shelter, something he’d done to earn the Wilderness Survival merit badge last summer. The fierce wind, though, blew down every lean-to he put up. Soaked and desperate for reprieve from the rain and hail, the Scout spied a rock outcropping across a stream he esti- logue for which Peggy Clawson says her son has memorized. “Boy, you sure must have earned a merit badge for this one,” Ford said. “I already earned this badge last summer,” Cody replied. EMTs treated Cody for mild hypothermia. A bowl of bean soup and a long nap later, the Star Scout (two ranks shy of Eagle) was back at camp. His troop razzed him about not getting Ford’s autograph. But Cody said he received something better. “A handshake and a hug.” Kent Clawson, who accompanied the Peggy Clawson, the mother of arms. Suddenly the Huntsville teen found a scene in a Star Wars movie, the dia- Harrison Ford figures he woke up every hour or so—he awakened in the morning to another danger in the Wyoming backcountry: bears. He said he saw four of them lumber past his rock shelter. He doesn’t know 1if they saw him. At sunrise, dozens Wyoming search and send a glimmer of light into the sky. 2314 Washington Blvd. E Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 392-3355 Fax (801) 393-8033 S% OFF": Mitch Carter,' Mitch McKay, Keith Story, John Saunders, and Tyler Lee. All were able to finish the scouting trip in spite of the adventure. Since returning home from such an atypical scouting. trip, the Clawsons are finding it a bit difficult to return to busi- ness as usual due, in large measure, to the continuing media attention the family is receiving. After all, it isn’t every day that you’re rescued by a high profile star such as the adventurous movie hero Harrison Ford. Peggy stated, “Two weeks later and I still am receiving about three phone calls a day from all over the United States.” Cody not only starred on local televi- sion channels 2, 5, 4 and 13, but also appeared on, or was interviewed by national media Good Morning America, - The Early Show, The Today Show, The David Letterman Show, Turner Broadcasting, Inside Edition, German Newswire, The New York Post, Extra and many others. Radio shows across the nation and Canada have also contact- Medel Falr gold-buckled Scout belt over his head to FURNITURE & FINE GIFTS Froerer, Everyone’s a Winner! of Idaho and rescue teams 58 Ryan ed the Clawsons. On July 20, the story was highlighted in People Magazine. © Deseret News, 2001 scoured the mountains on foot while three aircraft hovered overhead. Cody said he heard the aircraft and waved his ABITATIO N scout leaders Alan Story, Robert L. Froerer, and Bryce Froerer; and Boy Scouts Kyle Layton, Danny Froerer, .. followed the trail until it ended,” he said after returning home Saturday, still smarting from numerous horsefly and “Morning,” Ford said. Cody instant- ly recognized the voice and the line from s Cody said he fell asleep there. But he wasn’t alone. A squirrel curled up around his head, he said, addlng there also was “somethmg on my feet. [f he wasn’t scared already, having wild critters crawling around couldn’t have put h1m at ease. “I was too tired to freak out,” he said. After a fitful night’s sleep—Cody EEEe the violent weather. Cody was missing. “I think he didn’t call me until later, thinking they would find him any minute,” she said. Along with Cody and his father were R HUNTSVILLE, Weber County — A sign on the entryway mirror in Kent and Peggy Clawson’s home reads: Angels—Don’t leave home without ‘em. Hollywood star Harrison Ford located their lost son Cody in Wyoming’s rugged Targhee National Forest this past week. But the family believes beings more otherworldly than Han Solo intervened to preserve the boy’s life during a night in the woods. The 13-year-old Boy Scout became separated from his troop about 2 p.m. Monday when he missed the trail turnoff while carrying gear from a parking lot to a campsite at Camp Loll, about one mile south of Yellowstone National Park and 40 miles north of Jackson,Wyo “T just Clawson didn’t call home until about 10:30 p.m. to notify his wife Peggy that august v Deseret News. he said came within six inches of hitting his head. The next thing he knew, he was on the other side of the stream. “I just felt like something picked me up and threw me across,” he said. Except for a puddle, the overhanging rock proved an ideal hiding spot from | Note: Story reprinted courtesy of the Ford, who lives part-time near Jackson and 1si a helicopter pilot, spotted him about 7:30 a.m. and touched down in a clearing about five miles from the camp. Two rescuers in the helicopter greeted Cody, who was shivering, soggy and splattered with marsh mud. 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A crack of lightning nearby snapped a tree that 1 By Dennis Romboy Deseret News staff writer LOCAL SCOUT cont. from page 1 Cody’s father Kent Clawson was along on the, what started out as a typical scouting adventure, as a parent leader along with the other eight scouts from Huntsville’s Troop 241. Although Cody disappeared around 2:00 p.m., Kent |