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Show '-JM o:'k t-r YlTnr ; . - - ; CV Ti? y V 1 i h ,v...-' ! . .. . , j 1 ' v. .. -:' .--a . 5 - .... r. .sJ; , f " " H ' ' ' , ' .5 Doyle Young has his work cut out for him as he rakes the thousands of leaves fallen from the large trees around Grove Ward. He seems pretty cheerful in spite of the heavy work. Family rescued after overnight Bob and Nancy Oscarson, Pleasant Grove, and their five year-old year-old son Cameron were safe at home in Pleasant Grove Friday afternoon, after having spent an unscheduled night in their American Fork Canyon cabin. ....... A Utah County Sheriff's Depart-' Depart-' ment dispatcher said the Oscarson's had planned to go up American Fork Canyon, get a Christmas tree, and return home. Things didn't turn out quite that simple, however. Instead they ended up spending the night in their cabin with a snow storm raging outside when their four-wheel drive truck became stuck in about three feet of snow shortly after they arrived at the cabin. They were able to get the truck unstuck the first time - but then got stuck again and were forced to spend the night at the cabin. Four older children notified the Sheriff's dispatcher when their parents didn't return. Although they hadn't known where their parents were going, they speculated they had probably gone to the canyon. A search for the family began Friday, with the Sheriff's Office calling out the county snow cat and the Sheriff's Jeep Patrol bringing snowmobiles. Dan Proctor, a neighbor who knew where the Oscarsons' cabin was, led the search. Dispatchers said the base camp was set up at Tibbie Fork Reservoir, with a team of 11 taking the snow equipment the approximately 10 miles to the cabin, located about a mile beyond Maple Flat. The family truck was hooked to the snowcat and brought back to the basecamp around 3 p.m. Friday. Incidentally, the Oscarson's didn't get their Christmas tree. |