Preston News

After spending two nights in the snow, two snowmobilers and two Franklin County Search and Rescue volunteers walked into the welcoming arms of emergency medical service personnel at about 5 a.m. this morning, Feb. 17. Wes Pahl and Nic Nulph, both from the American Falls area, had spent Monday snowmobiling in the high country of eastern Franklin County. That afternoon, they got turned around in the stormy conditions, took a wrong turn near Dry Creek, an area in the Birch Creek drainage system, and dropped into a steep ravine full of fresh powder and thick tree stands. Although fresh powder is sought by snow enthusiasts, there was no base to that powder, said Josh Purser of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The men couldn't move their sleds. The FCSO was notified that the men were stranded at 4 p.m on Monday, Jan. 15.