Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-18 | Page 1 | Starving Man Lies 48 Hours at Cliff Base

Starving Man ManLies Lies 48 Hours g r At Cliff Base t Injured Yo Youth th Tries to Crawl to Aid After Fall Special to The Telegram CEDAR CITY Aug 18 Res 18 Rescued Res- Res cued after nearly two days at atthe atthe atthe the bottom of Cedar Breaks where he lay with a possible fractured pelvis and without food after a fall down an foot 80 cliff cUff Edward 21 Cedar Breaks C C C camp enrollee Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day was recovering in the county ho hospital pital here While hiking companions and searching parties hunted him after atter his dis disappearance Saturday tried to sleep In a cave that night but was unable to walk and his injuries caused him considerable pain He dragged himself a quarter qu of or mile mUe by his hands bands and andy y was s thus traveling when discovered late Sunday in a adry adry adry dry creek creek- bed soon lost consciousness conscious conscious- ness from p pain in and hunger when discovered d by John Patteson Joe Arthur R. R and William Lacy members of the C C C camp Making a stretcher tret h r rout out of poles and jackets they be began began began be- be gan a a. weary trek trel through the heavily timbered area hoping to find their way to the highway When th the rescuers failed to re return return return re- re turn Sunday night more searchers search search- ers were called out by Sheriff Sherif Hall Hail Christensen Growing weaker weak weak- er with their unconscious burden burden burden bur bur- den and lacking food they pushed wearily on They encountered a a. a sheepherder who gave gae them food strengthening them and reviving They were met by the sheriffs sheriff's party at 3 p. p m. m Monday just as they came caine onto t the e highway near the west boundary of the Dixie national forest foiest 10 miles east of here trudging along with the injured injured in in- man