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Davis County Sherrif gets specialized Humvee for mountain rescues

Last updated Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 6:26pm

FARMINGTON — To get to those hard-to-reach mountainous places for emergency search and rescue and medical care, the Davis County Sheriff’s Office is receiving a surplus Humvee on loan from the military.

The 1990 model, with only 40,000 miles on it, is valued at $46,000, said Davis County Sheriff’s Sgt. Susan Poulsen.

On Tuesday, the Davis County Commission accepted the donation from the federal government, and approved the $1,018 transaction fee in making the donation possible.

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Renown runner mysterious disappears while out jogging

Bob Christie, Terry Tang The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 2:07pm

Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

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Divers search for a missing 4-year-old boy at a Boy Scout camp near Hardy, Ark., on Monday, March 26, 2012. More than 150 people turned out Monday to search the Kia Kima Boy Scout Camp for Caleb Linn, who was last seen Saturday at the end of a bridge where he and several other children were clearing away storm debris, Fulton County Sheriff Buck Foley said. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss)

Search continues for missing boy at Scout camp

Jeannie Nuss The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 5:04pm

HARDY, Ark. — Carolyn Truex watched a border collie sniff a patch of weeds early Tuesday along a riverbank near the spot where her 4-year-old great grandson was last seen a few days ago. She didn’t know whether to feel relief or despair when it turned up nothing.

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4 missing fishermen presumed dead off Washington coast

Drew Desilver The Seattle Times

Last updated Monday, March 12, 2012 - 6:57am

SEATTLE -- Four commercial fishermen whose boat disappeared off the southwest Washington coast early Saturday are presumed dead.

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With our wars winding down and the domestic use of drones ramping up, the multibillion-dollar industry wants to upgrade its image as makers of assassins in the sky.

Domestic drones raise privacy concerns

James Temple San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 6:09pm

With our wars winding down and the domestic use of drones ramping up, the multibillion-dollar industry wants to upgrade its image as makers of assassins in the sky.

After all, these "unmanned aerial vehicles" can also play important roles as sophisticated map makers, aerial photographers, search and rescue aids and scientific tools.

Privacy advocates, however, are gravely concerned about another obvious domestic use: midair snoop.

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Lost snowmobilers took refuge in Monte Cristo cabin

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 2, 2012 - 8:57pm

LIBERTY — Three snowmobilers from Montana who became stranded in deep snow Thursday night survived by taking refuge in a cabin in the Monte Cristo area, according to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office.

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Missing snowmobilers spotted near Monte Cristo

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 2, 2012 - 12:19pm

MONTE CRISTO - Three snowmobilers spent a cold night stuck in deep snow near Monte Cristo.

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Teton County Search and Rescue helicopter pilot Ken Johnson is assisted after being flown out of the Togwotee Pass back country in northwestern Wyoming near Jackson on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. A helicopter crash in remote northwest Wyoming has killed one of the three people aboard who were trying to help a snowmobiler, and sheriff's officials say the snowmobiler also has died. The snowmobiler's party had called for help Wednesday. Teton County sheriff's officials say the helicopter had reached them but was leaving to get more help when it crashed on Togwotee Pass. They say 63-year-old rescuer Ray Shriver was killed, and the pilot and another rescuer were taken to a hospital. Sheriff's officials say deputies reached the snowmobilers after tending to the helicopter victims, but 53-year-old Steven Anderson of Morris, Minn., also has died. Details of what led his party to call for help weren't immediately available. (AP Photo/Jackson Hole News & Guide, Bradly J. Boner)

Rescuer, snowmobiler killed when copter crashes

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 1:07pm

JACKSON, Wyo. -- Federal authorities on Thursday were investigating the crash of a search-and-rescue helicopter in northwest Wyoming that killed a volunteer crew member who was trying to help an injured snowmobiler who also died.

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3 lost in Ore. used knife as signal

Jeff Barnard The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 5:08pm

GOLD BEACH, Ore. — Three mushroom pickers lost six nights in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon used their dead cellphone and a sheath knife to flash a signal at the helicopter pilot who found them.

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Stuck duck hunter rescued in Farmington Bay

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 8:44pm

FARMINGTON -- Search and rescue crews freed a stuck duck hunter from Farmington Bay on Wednesday evening.

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Man caught in 'quicksand' for 8 hours in Wayne County

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 25, 2011 - 10:59am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police say they've rescued a 25-year-old man who was stuck in a pool of quicksand for eight hours.

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Family, dog rescued in remote Mantua; vehicle stranded

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 12:38am

MANTUA -- A family and their dog were rescued from a mountain Friday night, but their sports-utility vehicle is still stranded.

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Ogden blimp may be patrolling by Christmas

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:26am

OGDEN -- The city's planned crime-fighting blimp could begin patrolling Ogden's airspace in time for Christmas, the police chief says.

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Lost Boy Scout found safe

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 4:39pm

MANILA — Jared Ropelato, the 12-year old Boy Scout who went missing Friday on a hike in Daggett County, was found by searchers at 8:45 a.m. today.

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Hooper scout missing near Daggett Lake

Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 7:55am

DAGGETT LAKE — The search continues for a 12-year-old Hooper boy who got lost Friday afternoon near Daggett Lake in Daggett County in northeastern Utah.

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