Search and rescue crews likely saved the life of a missing snowmobiler on Duchesne Ridge over the weekend. According to the Wasatch County Search and Rescue, at approximately 7:15pm on March 1st, the Emergency Dispatch Center was notified of a missing 53-year-old-male snowmobiler who became separated from his group of riders. Search and Rescue teams were dispatched to the area to assist while at the same time the State Department of Public Safety chopper was returning from Vernal and was able to divert and help the mountain rescue team with the search. “The chopper team located the missing person very quickly using infrared cameras,” shares the report. “The snowmobiler was in great shape and was walking up the trail when the chopper picked him up.” The operation only took about 2 hours.
