Madame Butterfly 0 Posted June 21, 2005 Updated: 03:32 PM EDT Boy Scout Found Alive After Intensive Search By PAUL FOY, AP AP Brennan Hawkins, shown here in a school photo, disappeared while on a camping trip with a friend in Utah's mountains. KAMAS, Utah (June 21) - An 11-year-old boy who vanished from a Boy Scout camp has been found alive after an intensive four-day search, an official said Tuesday. Brennan Hawkins was found just before noon near Lily Lake, about five miles northeast of the camp in the Uinta Mountains 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. Calling the rescue ''a modern-day miracle,'' Godfrey said a medical helicopter could not reach him where he was, so it was trying to find a nearby location to land. Authorities planned to take him to a hospital to be checked. There was no immediate confirmation from the Summit County sheriff's office. Sheriff Dave Edmunds was believed to be at the lake, and was expected to hold a news conference later Tuesday. Edmunds had said the boy would have been able to survive because the nights continue to be warm, with temperatures falling only into the 50s. The area is about 100 miles northeast of Salt Lake City. But rescuers had feared that he could have fallen in a river that was swollen by heavy snow melt. The East Fork of the Bear River is within 100 yards of the road where the boy was believed to have been walking. "(H)e's in pretty good shape for an 11-year-old boy."-Kay Godfrey Deep-water rescue teams had searched the river while other rescuers and volunteers combed the rugged area around it. On Monday, rescuers found three socks and a sandal in the river, but none belonged to Brennan. The boys' parents also sifted fruitlessly through enough clothing collected from the mountains to fill the bed of a pickup. Brennan carried no food or water, and his family had said he did not have a good sense of direction. Among the volunteers was Kevin Bardsley, whose 12-year-old son, Garrett, vanished last August while camping at a nearby lake. He was never found despite a weeklong search. ''When we came off this mountain in the winter, my friends and I decided right then, if anyone came missing, we'd be there immediately,'' said Bardsley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen of Borg 2 Posted June 21, 2005 this is great news! I really felt bad for parents, I saw an interview with them on the Today Show with Matt Lauer yesterday and they were really upset. I'm glad this came to a happy ending Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madame Butterfly 0 Posted June 21, 2005 I just kept thinking about all the skills scouts use for survival, and I hoped he knew enough of them to survive until he either made it back, or they found him. I felt optimistic about this one. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted June 22, 2005 I am glad to hear he was found but how sad for the father who lost his son last year and who was never found. It would be so easy to be bitter and ask why his son and not mine but instead he pitched in to help someone else in pain. Anyway, I am glad the boy is okay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madame Butterfly 0 Posted June 22, 2005 How could he not help after all those who came to help him? 3000 people looked for this boy on Sunday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
