Search & Rescue Finds Lost Hikers Near Salmon River
Two hikers in their 50s lost near the Salmon River were found by two younger hikers on Wednesday, May 28, 2009. The lost hikers were disoriented but uninjured after being out in the woods without food for two days. The one of the two young hikers who found the middle-aged couple went to the Zigzag Ranger Station to call search and rescue. So far not much else is know about how the couple got lost.
1. First, thank you thank you to the thoughtful hikers who found the couple and took the correct action to get them rescued.
2. Second, thank you thank you to the Search & Rescue response crew that safely got the couple back to safety
3. Third, hikers – BE PREPARED! Know where you are hiking. Bring the appropriate survival equipment and tell people where you are going and when you plan to return so that someone will come looking for you.
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