Lower Basin Road, Shurtz Canyon
Male and 2 Kids stuck in a side by side
November 27, 2022
At 6:15 P.M. on Sunday November 27, 2022, Iron County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue (ICSSAR) Volunteers received a call-out containing coordinates to a reported side by side that was stuck on Lower Basin Road in Shurtz Canyon. The report also included the occupants were a male and his two sons. 16 ICSSAR volunteers responded, along with an Iron County Sheriff’s Deputy. The team staged off Old Highway 91 and utilized 2 ICSSAR side by sides and one volunteers personally owned side by side that is fully covered to protect occupants from traitorous weather conditions. Upon reaching the stranded individuals about 6 miles up Lower Basin Road, CJ Harward assessed the situation and tried to clear the side by side. The kids were transported to a covered side by side to keep them warm. The team used snow shovels to dig an 8-foot path and then used a tow cord to pull the side by side out of the snow. Please be aware our team’s priority is to rescue people, not vehicles. It is up to the responding team’s discretion if they can clear a vehicle from a precarious situation and feel comfortable with the occupant transporting the vehicle safely out of the area, otherwise, the team will ensure the safety of the person by transporting them and allowing them to coordinate retrieval of the vehicle when road conditions improve. The wife and mom of the stranded individuals drove her truck as far as possible up the road. The ICSSAR team drove down to her waiting vehicle then helped to get the kids into the warm truck and back down the mountain. It was a very cold night dropping down to 26 degrees with heavy winds. The mission concluded at 1030 PM.
A huge thank you to Andrew Johnson, Curtis Stevenson and Ben Barlow for their amazing pictures and videos capturing the tough weather and road conditions. Also, a shout out to Tim Dankin for using the Drone to capture aerial footage! If you want to see what a drone can do at night, then you want to head to our YouTube Channel for the videos! And remember, the profits from the 2023 ICSSAR calendar sales will support the drone team and our efforts to purchase much more capable and advanced Drones.
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