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 Gephardt Daily Staff

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October 20, 2024

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah, Oct. 20. 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Wasatch County Search & Rescue was dispatched to the scene after a call came in about a hunter who had sustained significant injuries.

An “81-year-old male was riding his side by side while hunting,” says a statement issued by the rescue group.

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“Somehow slid off the road and down a steep embankment. This person was thrown from the vehicle and sustained severe injuries.”

The accident was called in to dispatch by other hunters who happened to be passing by, the news release says.

Wasatch Fire, Wasatch County Search & Rescue, State Parks, Wasatch County Sheriff‘s Office, Utah County Search and Rescue all responded to the area.

“Special thanks to Intermountain Life Flight who helped speed up the extraction on a very remote mountain.

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