A 2-year-old boy who was missing from his family’s camp Saturday morning in the Uinta Mountains near Evanston has died. According to a press release issued by the Summit County Sheriff’s …
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A 2-year-old boy who was missing from his family’s camp Saturday morning in the Uinta Mountains near Evanston has died. According to a press release issued by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, June 15, the boy was reported missing from his family’s campsite in the Manorlands subdivision, about 29 miles south of Evanston, Saturday at 10:15 a.m. An earlier press release indicated the campsite was in the Christmas Meadows area, but Summit County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Skyler Talbot said it was actually in Manorlands.
“At approximately 11:15 a.m.,” the Sunday press release states, “a civilian in the area located the child unresponsive in a runoff or drainage channel near Highway 150.”
The site where the boy was found is about a mile downstream from the family’s campsite, where they stayed in a fifth-wheel trailer near a Manorlands cabin.
Talbot told the Herald that the child was transported via ground ambulance to Evanston Regional Hospital before he was flown to a hospital in Salt lake City, where he was pronounced dead.
Talbot said he could not release the name of the toddler, but was working with the family Monday to see if they want their child’s name released. He declined to comment when asked where the family is from.
An investigation is ongoing, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said; however, investigators do not suspect foul play.
“The Summit County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest condolences to the family during this incredibly difficult time,” the press release states. “Our hearts are with them as they grieve this heartbreaking loss. We also extend our sincere appreciation to our first responder partners in Wyoming for their assistance during this incident. At this time, there is no indication that the incident is anything other than a tragic accident.”
Talbot said the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office and Uinta County Fire and Ambulance responded to assist Summit County officials.
Uinta County Undersheriff Trevor Rassmussen told the Herald that Search and Rescue was also dispatched, though they were called off before making it to the area.