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ST. GEORGE — In July, Candi Kardash will turn 62. It's a birthday that was in doubt nearly a year ago.
As June turned to July last year, the resident of the Savannah suburb of Richmond Hill, Georgia, was on the second-to-last day of a once-in-a-lifetime trip with 34 other family members to see the sites of the West.
But the day would end with Kardash needing to be the first person to be rescued by the then-new Utah Department of Public Safety southern Utah helicopter rescue team as well as a joint effort of the Washington County Search and Rescue with the Hurricane Valley Fire District.
After 10 months and three surgeries, Kardash is still recovering and still requires a walker. But she contacted St. George News for one reason: to express her gratitude for her rescuers.
