Footprint trail leads to tragedy in the snow PDF Print E-mail
ut_strandedThe trail of footprints leading from a stranded jeep tell the story of a carefree vacation that went horribly wrong. A Londoner who flew for a spur-of-the -moment holiday with his American schoolteacher friend before starting a new job was forced to leave her behind after the two were trapped for five days by a blizzard . The girl froze to death in the Utah wilderness as 27-year-old George Metcalfe battled 11 miles on foot through in deep snow and sub-zero conditions to get help.He succeeded in raising the alarm. But when a rescue helicopter reached Rachel Crowley, 26, she had frozen to death.