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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 1-3, 2018 The Park Record A-5 Utah teen lost in Wyoming survived on bugs and bark Boy Scout was in wilderness for a day and a half BOB MOEN Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A 13-year-old boy who became separated from his Boy Scout group during a hiking trip in the Wyoming wilderness survived partly on bugs and tree bark for the nearly 37 hours he was alone. Searchers found Garrett Hunter of Draper in good health about 10:15 p.m. Sunday after happening to camp near him for the night and calling out his name, according to Sublette County sheriff’s Sgt. Travis Bingham. Rough terrain and darkness forced the group to camp overnight and wait until Monday morning to take the boy out of the mountainous Bridger Wilderness. Garrett became separated from other Boy Scouts and their leaders around 9:30 a.m. Saturday when he went off a trail to go to the bathroom, Bingham said. The group of about 20 boys and adults were on the way out from a weeklong, 50-mile backcountry hiking trip. Garrett had a sleeping bag, a water filtration device, a little food and part of a tent. Not sure how long he might be lost, the boy ate ants and bark to preserve what little food he had. “He didn’t like bark so much, but the bugs weren’t too bad,” Bingham said after interviewing Garrett Monday. “He had trouble starting a fire with the fire starters staying lit. He improvised, using bug spray with his lighter even though his mom told him not to and did get a fire that one night.” Searchers, aided by dogs and a helicopter, scoured the rugged terrain Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The search was suspended about 7 p.m. Sunday, but one group of volunteers decided to camp near a lake that night. When one of the volunteers yelled out Garrett’s name, they heard a reply: “Help,” Bingham said. The boy was found on a ledge overlooking the lake where he had stopped to wait for rescuers, Bingham said. Authorities said he did everything right to survive, including staying in one place after initially hiking about a mile. Plans for gravel pit near Capitol Reef park nixed Deal reached to sell land parcel to residents Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials have reached a deal to sell a land parcel to a group of residents instead of a construction company, effectively scrapping plans for a gravel pit near Capitol Reef National Park. The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration approved a $525,000 bid Thursday from a coalition of Teasdale residents for the 125acre piece of land, the Salt Lake Tribune reported . The coalition, which in- cludes the owners of Red River Lodge, had created a limited liability company. Group leader Dave Van Dyke said the parcel, which overlooks Fremont River, should follow county zoning which allows for agricultural and residential uses. The agreement effectively ends plans for a mineral lease proposed by a Loa construction firm that wanted to mine for gravel. “I feel we still overpaid, but if you add in what we would have spent in litigation, it is better to just put it in,” Van Dyke said. “We made the decision from a business rather than an emotional standpoint.” The board had previously affirmed the lease but residents in Torrey filed a lawsuit in response. The suit argued mining operations didn’t mix with surrounding land use. A judge later ruled state trust parcels do not have to follow local zoning and county oversight. Board officials tried putting the land on the auction block last October. But no parties were willing to offer the minimum bid of $790,000. 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