Price Sun Advocate 4-18-00

Castle Valley news briefs

Emery sheriff's posse locates scouting group

A Boy Scout troop from Orem visited Emery County last Friday to hike through Eardley Canyon. The group failed to return from the San Rafael Reef area as planned, and the Emery County Sheriff's Office was alerted at approximately 1 a.m. Apparently, the scouts and leaders encountered problems during the April 14 excursion, pointed out Sheriff Lamar Guymon. Responding to the emergency attempt to locate report, the Emery County Sheriff's Posse arrived promptly at the scene. The rescue team, assisted by family members of the Boy Scouts, searched the desert area through the night. The missing subjects were located in the canyon on Sunday at approximately 1 p.m. Emery search and rescue team members anticipated it would take several hours to get the boys and leaders out of the canyon, indicated Guymon. The group appeared to have survived the incident without injury.