Show Many Involved In Boys Rescue AIn Approximately 40 men were involved recently in a search and rescue operation in Mueller Park Canyon when a year 15 old boy was reported injured while camped up the canyon ME MEMBERS mERS OF the Bountiful police department Bountiful ful Jeep Posse CAP search planes volunteers from the Lone Lite Riding Academy my and 0 others the r s searched for nearly eight hours to locate the injured boy and his party and for the ranger who had been summoned by the boys for he help Ip Doug Coons and three friends John Heath Jimmy Arbuckle and all Explorer er Scouts had gone on a three three- day hiking and camping expedition expedition tion about eight miles up city creek canyon near Pyramid mid Peak in a rugged territory of ot rocky cliffs cHUs WEVE WE'VE BEEN up there many times before Doug said Its It's about a four hour hike without a apack apack pack or a six hour hike with one We were up there looking for mine shafts just to locate them Only one that weve we've found is safe to go In John Heath and his dad found it originally On the second day of their camping trip Doug went to the cliffs cliff's f's edge about 25 yards from their camp site He slipped on loose rock he said and tumbled about 20 15 feet down the rocky ledge cutting his chin knee and arm and spraining his ankle WHILE ALLEN and John remained remained re- re with him Jimmy hiked down to the Mueller Park guard station and summoned Ranger Robert Day While the rescue parties were searching Mueller Park area for them the boys with the Ranger started out North Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon carrying Doug on a litter About half an hours hour's hike from the mouth of the canyon the group was spotted by pilot John streeter who dropped a note in ina a sock telling the group to remain re- re main where they were until he could return with a helicopter THE BOYS were found just prior to nightfall lk |