4/12/14 - Family Rescued from Sandthrax after 3 Days
Those darn canyoneers are at it again.....
FROM SL TRIBUNE:
On 4/12/14.
"A Payson father and his sons were rescued Saturday after getting stuck at a Garfield County canyon.
Jason Knight, 35, and his 11 and 8-year-old sons entered Sandthrax Canyon — about midway between Canyonlands and Capitol Reef national parks — on Wednesday. That day, the father became trapped 350 feet down between the tight canyon walls, and told the boys to stay where they were — on a ledge at the top of the canyon — to prevent further incident, according to a Wayne County news release.
The boys had only a small amount of water and a granola bar between them. The water only lasted a day.
After the three failed to return Friday afternoon, as Knight told his wife they would, the search was on for the missing family, according to the release.
By Saturday morning, search teams from Garfield and Wayne counties, along with a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter, were searching the canyon for them.
At 11:50 a.m., the helicopter crew spotted the two boys on the ledge. Search crews found their father half an hour later about 150 yards away.
By about 4:30 p.m., all three were safely rescued. The boys had cramps and were dehydrated, and the father appeared to be fine, according to the release.
The Canyoneering USA website describes Sandthrax as a short, intense canyon."
More Info - HERE
4/12/14 - Family Rescued from Sandthrax after 3 Days
"Mr. Knight is an experienced in climbing,caving, and canyoneering. He did follow your prescribed list. His time table did expire and the proper authorities where notified promptly. Knight brings almost twice as much gear as needed. He just found a spot where his body shape didn't match the shape of the canyon; his boys are experienced enough to have gotten themselves to a save location and they followed their dad's instructions. We are grateful to have them home!"
This was posted in the comments on ksl. If this guy really knows the story and they were in the right canyon he needs to pick a new sport.
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