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IVINS, Washington County — A lost backpack aided a local father and son stranded overnight on the top of Red Mountain near Ivins.
Washington County Sheriff Search and Rescue Sgt. Jacob Paul told St. George News the pair began their hike on Sunday at the Red Mountain trailhead on state Route 18, traversing over the mountain toward Toe Trail.
The pair made it near the edge of Red Mountain above Padre Canyon.
When the 33-year-old father and his 12-year-old son failed to show up when the boy's mother arrived to pick them up around 8 p.m., search and rescue was contacted. Crews didn't finish the operation until 9:30 a.m. Monday, Paul said.
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