Rescuers guide stranded hikers off Mount Olympus
The Salt Lake Tribune
Oct 12, 2011
A group of seven hikers stranded on Mount Olympus as night fell Tuesday were led to safety with the help of a helicopter and search and rescue workers early Wednesday morning.
Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal said two of the hikers had become separated from the others about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and hiked down to a trailhead parking lot. When darkness fell and the rest of their group was still on the mountain, they called 911 for help.
That call set off deployment of a spotlight-equipped Utah Highway Patrol helicopter and Salt Lake County Search and Rescue units to the mountain trails east of Salt Lake City. The scattered hikers were located
