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ST. GEORGE — A family of four was rescued in Hurricane Monday night after they became stranded on a hiking trip during heavy rains.
The rescue was initiated when a call came into emergency dispatch at 6:15 p.m. from a bystander who reported seeing lights in the area of a geological formation known as “Mollies Nipple,” said Sgt. Darrell Cashin, who oversees the Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team.
With only a general location to work with, Hurricane City Police Officers were the first to be dispatched to the area and soon determined that the light was coming from the top of the mesa, at which point search and rescue crews were called in.
In the meantime, a woman called 911 reporting that she and her three young children, ages 9, 7 and 5, had hiked up Mollies Nipple but were unable to make their way down on their own. Cashin said their inability to maneuver the mountain was the result of heavy rains hitting the area and the fact that it was dark by then.
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