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Two snowmobilers found safe Monday

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:56pm

OGDEN — Two snowmobilers were stranded for more than five hours before being found early Monday morning by members of Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue near Wasatch Ridge.

The two men, ages 23 and 45, were reported missing around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the Monte Cristo area, said Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther.

They became stranded in the snow, built a fire to stay warm and were found without injury around 4 a.m. Monday, he said. Their names were not released.

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Rescued hunter had diabetic issues

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 11:49pm

WILLARD -- A sick, wet dog and a man with issues stemming from diabetes caused three hunters from Weber County to need rescuing from the Harold Crane Water Fowl Management area of Willard Bay late Saturday night.

The hunter with diabetes could not continue on his own, Box Elder County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Kevin Potter said. To compound their problems, one of their dogs became sick.

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Ogden woman missing in Alaska found unhurt

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 5:29am

An Ogden woman who unexpectedly had to spend a night in the backcountry in Fairbanks, Alaska, is reported to be in good condition thanks to her preparations.

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(Photo courtesy of Eli Whitman) A man whose paraglider crashed east of Ogden had to be rescued from the mountain and is recovering from two broken ankles, authorities say. Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther says the 31-year-old man was running to take off from Malans Peak about 7:15 a.m. Friday when he crashed. The paraglider was with three friends who helped carry him several hundred yards to an area where a medical helicopter was waiting. Lowther says the wind may have shifted to cause the paraglider to go down instead of out as he was preparing for takeoff.

Paraglider down on Malan's Peak

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 30, 2011 - 10:15pm

OGDEN — Search and rescue personnel worked to remove an injured paraglider from the Malan’s Peak area early Friday.

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Ogden blimp may be patrolling by Christmas

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 9:26am

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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Teen hiker found in Uintas after wandering 12 miles

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 10:58am

KAMAS -- A 17-year-old Idaho teen who vanished while camping with family in northern Utah has been found hungry but safe about 12 miles from their campsite.

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Hikers on the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall in Yosemite are seen Wednesday July 20, 2011. A man and a woman crossed a metal barricade above the 317-foot Vernal Fall on Tuesday, making their way over slick granite to a rock on the edge of the swift Merced River trying to pose for a picture. Instead they burned a horrifying image into the memories of everyone who saw. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka)

Search for hikers continues at Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park

The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:20pm

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Paragliders end search for man

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 9:05pm

MOAB -- Paragliders have ended a search for a missing Moab skydiving instructor without finding a trace of him.

Three men flew motorized paragliders over a 55-square-mile area around Moab on Saturday and Sunday in an effort to find 37-year-old David Brown, said family friend Micaelo Choo of Sandy.

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California man rescued after he tried to rescue his girlfriend

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 10:17pm

OGDEN -- A California man had to be rescued from the far bank of the Ogden River after he dived in to rescue his girlfriend.

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One Scout released, other still in hospital

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 10:20pm

OGDEN -- A 13-year-old boy who was struck by a boulder during a Boy Scout hike Thursday night was released from McKay-Dee Hospital on Friday, said Davis County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Harper.

Another 13-year-old boy, who was also hit by the boulder, was transferred to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City for monitoring.

"Both boys received severe lacerations to their heads," Harper said.

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Helicopters locate suicidal man

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 10:27pm

OGDEN -- The helicopters flying over the east side of Ogden on Wednesday afternoon were searching for a wounded man.

A 38-year-old man hiked up the trails at Ogden Canyon and hurt himself in a suicide attempt, said Weber County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther. But shortly after 3 p.m., he had second thoughts and called 911, Lowther said.

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Keith Russell Fridal, Elwood

Obituaries

Last updated Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 5:02pm

Keith Russell Fridal, born Sept. 30, 1924, in Elwood, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Tremonton. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Rudd Funeral Home, 1234 S. Main, Garland. A viewing will also be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 27, at the Elwood LDS Chapel, 4865 W. 9600 North. A funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Internment, Bear River City Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded. Condolences may be posted at ruddfuneralhome.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team member Tim Speicher hangs on to a rope as he participates in an exercise during a swift water rescue class Saturday along the Weber River.

Weber team takes refresher course on navigating swift water

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 5:05am

HENEFER -- Arthur Pluim stood on the banks of the swollen Weber River, barking out commands to a hapless swimmer floating in the swift current like a human pebble Saturday afternoon.

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Penticton British Columbia, couple Albert Chretien and wife Rita are shown in this undated Royal Canadian Mounted Police handout photo. The coupe went missing en route to Las Vegas more than a month ago. Rita Chretien has been found alive Friday May 6, 2011 in a remote part of northeastern Nevada police say. Hunters in Elko Country, Nevada, found Rita alive on Friday, RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk announced in a tweet. There is no word yet about the whereabouts of her husband. (AP Photo/Royal Canadian Mounted Police via The Canadian Press)

Nev. search resumes after woman survives 7 weeks

Scott Sonner, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 9, 2011 - 11:28am

RENO, Nev. -- Sheriff's deputies searching for the husband of a Canadian woman who survived for seven weeks on water and trail mix in their stranded van in remote mountains near the Nevada- Idaho line were holding out hope against all odds on Saturday that he, too, somehow could still be alive.

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Air search for missing cruise passenger to resume

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 6:27am

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard planned to resume an aerial search Wednesday for a woman who went missing from a cruise ship somewhere between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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