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HANNA, Duchesne County — A missing Duchesne County man was found alive on Christmas Day after spending more than 24 hours with incapacitating injuries in his crashed truck, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.
The man was reported missing Friday morning and was last seen Wednesday evening shortly before he crashed his truck on state Route 208 in Duchesne County near mile marker 8. His truck ran off about 50 feet to the west of the road and ended up in a 60-foot ravine embankment, troopers said.
He suffered debilitating injuries in the crash, according to authorities. The driver remained in the vehicle until Friday at 2 p.m. when a local resident in the area found the truck.
The driver heard someone shooting skeet in the area and used his own rifle to signal the person over to him. Miraculously, it worked. After several additional gunshots and shouts for help, the witness found the crashed truck and quickly called dispatchers.
Law enforcement and other officials responded and used safety ropes to scale the ravine and rescue the injured driver who was then flown via medical helicopter to the University of Utah for treatment.
The incident remained under investigation as of Friday night.
