Posted on 06/21/2005 12:29:03 PM PDT by sportutegrl
KAMAS, Utah — Boy Scout officials confirmed Tuesday that a missing Boy Scout has been found alive in Utah, four days after he vanished.
Searchers in the area where Brennan Hawkins (search) was located said he had no major injuries, however it could not be confirmed. He was found just before noon near Lily Lake, about five miles northeast of the Boy Scout camp where he was last seen Friday, said Kay Godfrey, director of public relations for the Great Salt Lake Council.
"He has been found, he is alive, and he's in pretty good shape for an 11-year-old boy," Godfrey told The Associated Press. "It's a modern day miracle that he's been found."
Rescuers said Hawkins was being transported by helicopter to a children's hospital in Salt Lake City.
The boy vanished from a Boy Scout camp in the Uinta Mountains (search) on Friday.
Emergency workers said Hawkins must have had to cross a river in order to end up where he was found.
Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds said earlier that the boy's chances were good because nights had been warm, with temperatures falling only into the 50s. The area is about 100 miles northeast of Salt Lake City.
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Heck, I might smack him....
Dead on, and where were his 10 esentials,
and his Cub Master?
That's what my son keeps asking (he's 11). No matter how much of the good news I tell him, he keeps asking, "How did he get lost in the first place?"
Good news. I saw the story this morning and it gave me a little pang, being an old Boy Scout myself. Glad to hear that all's well that ends well.
Here is a good topographical map of the area. The stream going south is the area where I searched yesterday. He was last seen where the two rivers meet in the middle of the map. He went west and was found a mile and a half south of Lily Lake.
http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=13&Z=12&X=324&Y=2826&W=3&qs=%7cKamas%7cUtah%7c
Thanks for your prayers and support.
I wonder how it is they found him DEHYDRATED next to a lake.
did they tell him "no matter what, don't drink the water"?
Amen AppyPappy!!!
What wonderful news! I am so glad to read this...
I am spreading this around as I think it needs to be seen.
You will not believe what the DUmmies are saying about Brennan Hawkins being found. Here is a link, prepare to be disgusted.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3913194
They certainly show thier true natures
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