BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — Two children are in critical condition after they went missing overnight while hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon with their father.
The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a 31-year-old man went hiking with his three children — ages 2, 4 and 8 — in the Broads Fork Trail area on Saturday.
The group was later reported missing, although it was not stated when that was. Their vehicle was found at the Broads Fork parking lot, and a search and rescue effort was initiated. It involved the sheriff’s office, with the Utah Department of Public Safety’s helicopter crew and LifeFlight searching from the air…