The Summit County Sheriff’s Office told FOX TV Stations that the men rode into a bowl-like depression on their snowmobiles and were unable to get out.
Two Utah snowmobilers are lucky to be alive after becoming stranded Wednesday in an overnight storm in Utah., search and rescue teams responded to the Bear River Station area of Mirror Lake Highway in Summit County regarding two adult males who were stranded on their snowmobiles.
"[They] essentially were stranded," Sotelo shared, noting that their tracked vehicles were low on fuel. The individuals utilized a SPOT location device, making it possible for the men to communicate with emergency officials, which assisted the rescue team in locating them. "Obviously no one wants to spend the night unexpectedly in the snow," Sotelo said, adding, "But they did have at least some backcountry experience and knowledge to keep themselves sheltered during the storm overnight.
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