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Show Two rescued from weekend hiking scares By GARY BEST Members of the Utah County Jeep Patrol were kept busy Sunday afternoon af-ternoon responding to two separate calls involving hikers in Utah Couny canyons. Shortly after 4 p.m. the patrol received a call notifying them of an injured hiker in American Fork Canyon, across from Timpanogos Cave. Marc Ashbrook, 18, of Sandy, sustained two broken bones in the leg and lacerations in a 40 foot slide. He had to be carried out by stretcher by members of the Utah County Sheriff's Posse. The injured hiker was treated at American Fork Hospital and later transfered to Alta View Hospital in Salt Lake County. While patrol members were still involved in this rescue, another call was received informing them of a stranded climber in Battle Creek Canyon east of Pleasant Grove who had become stuck on a ledge adjacent ad-jacent to the falls. Shortly after being notified, members of the Utah County Jeep Patrol arrived on the scene with ropes and climbing equipment to assist in the rescue. Jeff Krajec of Santa Monica, Calif, was helped to safety, after a precarious wait of almost three hours, by Kent Compton and other members cf the Jeep Patrol. The Jeep Patrol advises hikers to stick to designated trails and not attempt any climbing without proper equipment and the supervision super-vision of qualified climbers. |