Posts Tagged ‘now-recovering’

Man with broken leg survives 4 days in Utah desert after rangers find him crawling to safety

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY — A 64-year-old man who broke his leg while hiking crawled through the Utah desert for four days near Canyonlands National Park before rangers rescued him. Amos Wayne Richards of Concord, N.C. is now recovering at home. He was hiking alone Sept. 8 in the rugged Maze District when he fell 10 feet. Read full article > >

The rest is here:
Man with broken leg survives 4 days in Utah desert after rangers find him crawling to safety