Show maeser child unhurt after 18 hour ordeal A pretty three year 4 maeser girl was found unharmed early saturday morning in the wild mountainous timber country 43 miles northwest of vernal after a dramatic 18 hour all night search bearch by volunteers and combined police departments young sandra the daughter ot mr and mrs ow owen ve steve hardy spent the highl night lost ira in central park while hundreds of searchers scoured the coughtry nearby the hardy family was in the area on a fishing trip mrs hardy said maid that 4 was only about five minutes irom from the time she had last seen her daughter that ohe realized she wa missing which was about 1 10 p in goes in woods wood bjorn rye operator of a admill in the area said that he saw the child wander into the timber area and he and ills his wife started looking for ho hor her r A few minutes later her mother came into the boods and they both searched until 1 50 p m then mr rye called utah highway patrol from tile the ranger stati station and notified them that the girl ws was missing lit in turn the sheriffs office was called and deputy sheriff carl staley was dispatched to the area to contact sawmill crews to organize I 1 search party continued on page 8 0 Mcf Milt lr Sor child continued from pogo 1 I IVI snyder istler a r radio a d 0 col call for or volunteer earcher vo po luct officials said that the 1110 re rc lionso was overwhelming 11 hy DY I 1 I 1 P P 50 BOO pe persona eions had poud tn lit and trucks and cars cara roared up dry folk ond and no vernal avenue roada nil all night search planes leaich plants plant s were piloted pilote d by ancic C turner tiny pease mileti miles and chris MeX mckinlay inlay they alicy flaw until dusk friday und resumed the search at daybreak saturday kaping contact with the ground around by failde wiil lilo talkie radios highway IlIg hway patrol radio dispatcher was waa notified saturday nt at 6 52 a m that the child hild had been icon found about four miles fron roin whole she phe was last seen she was located by larry jomaa 15 and miles nob bob orts 13 sons of mr and mrs dud thomas whan n found sandra was clutching the roots of a tree and was crying her back and face ace were covered with moy mos auito bispo but she had lain on tier ier stomach for protection tier feet were blistered arid and bi ji alsed arid and tier her body was aci dr druce christian examined the girl after she was waa returned to tier her parents and reported bhe was in good condition despite her ordeal blood round hound aiding in the search was a bloodhound supplied by salt lake police department which was brought to vernal by two officers one a lady policeman they arrived in vt vernal anal at 1 30 a m saturday the officers left vernal at 2 45 a m and went to work with the hound at 4 30 a m the blood hound picked up the childs scent from some heels beets she had slept in and went ent straight to the troll trail the dog lost the trail once and had to backtrack but then went right to the child shortly after tle the youths had found her they brought sandra sandi ra to her parents who were waiting at the center crock road they had heard three shots fired the sign she had been found she rejoined her parents little sandra was fast asleep hears daddy it was a little while before her parents could get the full story from sandra she had heard daddy calling and had called back and ran to wai waid d his voice but said 1 I see roe tits his hat she said she frightened A plane had spotted her just before dusk but had lost tier her again mrs hardy said that sandra had walked in the woods antl dark rand and then laid down to sleep at home she slept all day saturday but occasionally would cry out in her sleep then tier her mother would hold tier her and sandra would clutch tier lier until she went to sleep again |