Searchers find missing women
Two take wrong turn in park, become lost
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:33 AM CST
Updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:33 AM CST
Searchers were able to find two women who became lost while hiking at St. Francois State Park Tuesday.
Sheriff Dan Bullock said two young women started hiking at about 3 p.m. They got turned around and were unable to find their way back to the trail before the sun went down.
He said they did not have a flashlight. The women called 911 and remained on the phone with a dispatcher for three hours while searchers tried to find them.
Bullock said they were eventually able to get coordinates from the cell phone and use a GPS to find them just after 8 p.m.
The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department, park rangers, firefighters, St. Francois County Joint Communications/Central Dispatch, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol participated in the search.
Sheriff Dan Bullock said two young women started hiking at about 3 p.m. They got turned around and were unable to find their way back to the trail before the sun went down.
He said they did not have a flashlight. The women called 911 and remained on the phone with a dispatcher for three hours while searchers tried to find them.
Bullock said they were eventually able to get coordinates from the cell phone and use a GPS to find them just after 8 p.m.
The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department, park rangers, firefighters, St. Francois County Joint Communications/Central Dispatch, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol participated in the search.
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