Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-15 | Page 2 | Storm Halts Mercy Flight to Ill Wife at Idaho Mine

Storm Halts Mercy Flight To III HI Wife at Idaho Mine MOUNTAIN 1 HOME Jan 15 00 A A snowstorm Tuesday put a temporary halt to Air Force efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to aid Mrs Gene Jack reported reported re re- re ported ill in at a snowbound gold goldmine goldmine goldmine mine in the Sawtooth Mountains north of here The storm grounded a C 82 from which the Air Force planned to parachute aid to the sick woman and extended northward northward northward north north- ward over the mountains where the mine is located Air Force officials hoped for fora forn a n break brenk in the weather later in inthe inthe inthe the day The They said it would be difficult for the pilot to locate the cabin from the air and asked radio stations in the area to broadcast word to the family to start a large fire if a plane is heard circling overhead A C 82 from McChord l Air Force Base Tacoma planned to parachute Lt Daniel A A. Fitzerald Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Fitz Fitz- gerald erald to the mine with a radio set and medical equipment He was to radio the pilot the extent of the womans woman's illness and say what other equipment is needed A weasel and two pieces of snow removal removal equipment failed to overcome foot 10 drifts and andreach andreach andreach reach the woman near Rocky Bar about 65 miles north of Mountain Afountain Home Monday The rescue mission set out after niter Gene Jack snowshoed eight miles into Featherville to report his wife's illness Jack immediately immediately immedi turned around and headed back before further details could be learned Air Force officials said that earli earlier r reports that the couples couple's son Douglas also was ill proved erroneous They said that even if it should stop snowing the weasel probably probably ably would be unable to get through to the Jack family If necessary however they said ground crews will make another attempt to reach the woman and bring her out