A 72-year-old Sevier County man is lucky to be alive after a harrowing 6-day ordeal in the Southern Utah outback.
The man was hiking alone—not very wise, but he did one thing right, said Lieutenant Del Schlosser of the Iron County Sheriff’s Department. He told a friend where he was going and when he expected to be back.
“Just remember to not travel alone.” said Schlosser. “But if they cannot and they are traveling alone to make sure you have a destination time and arrival - places you would go, the trails you would be on.“
The friend called the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office when the man failed to return on the fourth day. A multi-jurisdictional effort located the man after 2 days of searching near the Hole in the Rock road in Kane County.
