Lost Children

It was good news yesterday when Brennan Hawkins, 11 years old, was found safe and unharmed after being lost 4 days in the rugged wilderness area of the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Searchers had intensified the hunt for him as concern for his welfare mounted.

Thankfully the search ended in a successful rescue. The boy was found approximately 5 miles from the Boy Scout camp site near the East Fork of the Bear River having suffered only dehydration, hunger and minor cuts and bruises.

It’s always good news when a missing or lost child is found or rescued. One of the frightening experiences Mom told about homesteading in South Dakota, was when her brother, Lester was lost. He was a very small boy when he became lost in the high prairie grass.

It stretched across the plain for miles, as tall as a man’s head, thick and dense. An adult on foot could quickly become disoriented and have difficultly finding his way thru it. When everyone realized Lester was missing, Grandpa W organized a group of men to search on horseback. The worry was over when the riders quickly found Lester and brought him back where he belonged!