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Search-and-rescue helicopter helps locate missing hiker, officials say
Summary
Daggett County officials reported that search-and-rescue teams deployed a helicopter after a severe storm and that the missing hiker was located and rescued, according to an update at the May 19, 2026 commission meeting.
Commission officials reported that search-and-rescue teams were dispatched after a severe storm and that a helicopter was deployed to assist in locating a missing hiker. A county representative said a text came through stating, "with the help of that helicopter the person was successfully located and rescued."
The report was given during the commission's regular meeting and was described as an operational update by the county’s public safety representative. No further operational details, names of the rescued individual, or ongoing incident status were provided during the meeting.
