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Julia Clarke

Lost teenager abandons a backpack full of survival gear in a Utah canyon – a month later, it saves 2 hikers' lives

Montane Trailblazer XT25L Backpack: back system.

A father and son survived a night stranded in a Utah canyon thanks to the discovery of an abandoned backpack containing emergency supplies.

According to reporting by Fox 13, Julian Hernandez and his 12-year-old son were hiking in Snow Canyon State Park in southern Utah on Sunday. They planned to be out for about four hours, but when they didn't return, they were reported overdue and search and rescue teams deployed at around 7 p.m. to begin searching difficult terrain in the dark.

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