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US Boy Scouts and hikers airlifted from wildfire in Utah

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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 acres across 20 square miles as of Friday. The fire has burned a campground and motel, and forced the evacuation of all campgrounds and cabins in its path.


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  • AP. Wildfire forces airlift of Boy Scouts, hikers in Utah — CNN, July 20, 2007
  • AP. Wildfire destroys motel and campground; Boy Scouts airlifted — KTVX-TV, July 20, 2007
  • Sam Penrod. Dozens of People Evacuated in Sanpete County Due to Wildfire — KSL-TV, July 20, 2007


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