Show Search Party Finds Body Of Utah Flier A hour five trek through the jagged crevasses of rugged Center- Center Centerville ville canyon by a search party late Thursday evening failed to save the life of a veteran Utah airman who had been injured Wednesday morning when his plane crashed in the Wasatch range The victim was A A. A E. E Allen AUen 42 Salina Sevier county Injured in the crash was Ray Andreason 28 28 Salina a passenger who managed to reach Centerville late Thursday a afternoon after a wild struggle through the wilder wilder- ness I The pair had been stranded on the south ridge of the canyon since Wednesday morning at 1035 am a.m. when the ship lunged downward downward downward down down- ward and plowed into a four-foot four snowbank from an altitude of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately feet The missing airmen had been the object of a widespread search Wednesday evening and Thursday when they failed to maintain their schedule on their flight to Spokane Spokane Spokane kane Wash Vash Reported in satisfactory condition condition condition con con- in Salt Lake Veterans hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital Friday Mr Andreason told tolda a dramatic story of his two-day two fight for survival on the snow- snow jammed slopes of Centerville Center canyon He said the plane was being buffeted about in a severe snowstorm snowstorm snowstorm snow snow- storm when the crash occurred Both men were knocked un 1 conSee con con- conI I See Pago Page 2 Column 4 Search Party Recovers Body of Utah Airman Continued from rom Page e One scions when the ship nose dived into the earth Mr Andreason s suffering from exposure and bruises said Friday he re regained consciousness about two hours after the crash or sometime around Wednesday noon He Hc started for Centerville Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning When the news of the crashed plane and the injured airman was reported in Centerville several volunteer search parties w were e r e c formed Two Centerville men Ron men Ron Randall Randall Ran Ran- dall daIl and Richard Pettit left Pettit-left left on horseback for the scene of the crash about 45 minutes ahead of the main mam party at pm p.m. Thurs Thurs- day They followed the t h c winding sometime baffling trail made by Mr Andreason in his walk to Cen Cen- terville Soon however the snow I became too deep They tied their horses to a a. tree joined the main search search party and continued their climb through the canyon The party arrived at the crash scene about 10 pm p.m. and discovered Mr Allen dead under a wing of the crashed plane It was indicated indicated indicated indi indi- he had been dead about four hours The search group composed of state highway patrol troopers and county officials s started t ar t e d the thc thelong thelong long trip down the canyon to Centerville Centerville Centerville Cen Cen- terville carrying the body of the dead man on an improvised wire stretcher Rugged Trip They arrived back in Centerville I about 1 30 am a.m. Friday morning after a slow and tortuous trip through the thc rugged terrain The first tip on the plane crash came late Thursday afternoon when Mr Andreason staggered into the yard of the Emil residence on the east edge of Cen Cen- terville e. e Mrs answered t the h e feeble knock on the door and saw the haggard looking injured flier She called her husband and Mr drove Mr Andreason to Salt Lake City for hospitalization A party of six men headed by Davis county Sheriff LeGrande Hess left for the crash site mistaken mistaken mistaken mis mis- taken that it was in the north portion of the canyon They were vere forced back by snow The members of the party led by Mr Randall and Mr Pettit were Ray Evans and George Georgc DReese DReese D D. Reese state patrol troopers Arch ArchI I Peterson Davis county deputy sheriff Allan Centerville city marshal and Roland Vern Pettit and Rex Sessions volunteers vol vol- Found Under Wing ing The searchers noted that Mr Allens Allen's body was found under a awing awing awing wing of the plane Mr Andreason reported that he had dug a hole in inthe inthe inthe the snow for the injured airman to protect him from the bitter cold Observers believe that the fires fire went out in the protective dugout and Mr Allen was forced I to go out of the hole to seek seck wood He apparently fell unconscious under under un un- un- un der the wing dreason search party Search party members who followed followed fol foI- fol- fol I lowed the trail of Mr Andreason I said that the flier suffering from fromi exposure i exposure must have been out of his head several times during his s walk to Centerville The They reported that his trail was winding and weaving and tracked double-tracked several several sev sev- eral cral times Mr Allens Allen's body Is at a Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- mortuary pending instructions instructions instructions from relatives in Salina Sahna Preliminary Preliminary Preliminary Pre Pre- examination showed that he suffered several broken bones and exposure A native of Spokane Spokane Spokane kane and Coeur dAlene Ida Mr Allen had been operating the Sa- Sa lina-Gunnison lina flying school in Salina Salina Salina Sa- Sa lina for the past year He is survived survived survived sur sur- by his widow two sons James LeRoy and Richard Miles Allen both of Salina a son by a previous marriage David Allen Seattle Va Wash h. h and two sisters living in Spokane I |