US Boy Scouts and hikers airlifted from wildfire in Utah
Friday, July 20, 2007
On Friday, a group of hikers and 18 boy scouts were airlifted by helicopters away from a wildfire in Nephi Canyon, Utah. The hikers and scouts escaped into a rough rocky area to keep a safe distance from the dangerous wildfire after it advanced on their campground.
The wildfire started in a campground in Salt Creek Canyon, 85 miles from Salt Lake City, and has burned 13,000...