What: Cessna Cherokee 140
Where: Green River in Desolation Canyon
When: Sunday, July 13
Who: Duncan Bridewell and his brother, John Bridewell
Why: The plane was losing altitude, so the pilot attempted to land--but crashed into a bolder hidden by greenery.
After the crash, the two injured men were discovered by a party including Kimberly Sawtelle, an emergency medical tech (enployed by the Utah Olympic Park ski patrol) who had gone rafting. Sawtelle treated the victims (both men had broken ankles and other injuries. They floated downriver, made camp, and eventually a rafter with a satellite phone was able to notify air meds. Two helicopters arrived and airlifted out the victims. Sawtelle, formerly with the Rye Fire Department, is being hailed as a local hero.
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