Missing Couple Found Safe in Grand Canyon
By Charlie Brett
14:20, May 29th 2008
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Missing Couple Found Safe in Grand Canyon

All’s well when it ends well.

A couple who went hiking in the Grand Canyon got lost and was found safe and sound after about 5 days of search.

According to The Associated Press, Alan Humphrey, 39, and his wife, Iris Faraklas, 35, from Utah were reported missing in the Grand Canyon.

Maureen Oltrogge, the park spokeswoman said that a rescue helicopter found them Wednesday, about 25 miles west of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim.

He said that they weren’t hurt and their health condition was good. They managed to stay together and protect one another. They didn’t take the medicine offered by the rescuers.The fact that they were found was enough to make them feel better.

Apparently the couple was on a one week vacation along the Royal Arch Route at the Grand Canyon when they took the wrong way and got lost. They began the trip on May 17 and were supposed to return on Friday.

They were very lucky because they had previous experience in hiking and also possessed good route-finding skills.

According to the Deseret News, Bil Vandergraf, the search crew commander, said that they survived by drinking water from the park and by eating less so that their food would last more.



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