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ESCALANTE, Garfield County — Crews Monday evening were searching for a couple overdue from a hike in Garfield County.
The man and woman, reported to be in their 20s, dropped their car off Sunday at a trailhead and were hiking from an area in Escalante back to their car, said Garfield County sheriff's information officer Denise Dastrup.
One of the couple's parents reported them overdue about noon Monday, Dastrup said, after they failed to return home when expected.
The man and woman are experienced hikers, according to Dastrup. Additional information about them was not immediately available.
Crews Monday were focusing on the upper Escalante River area and were expected to continue the search into the night as long as it remained safe, Dastrup said.
A Department of Public Safety helicopter was also aiding in the search.
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