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Search and Rescue helps stranded rider on Five Miles of Hell trail

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EMERY COUNTY – Search and Rescue crews were called to the Five Miles of Hell trail in the San Rafael Swell on Saturday, Sept. 26, after a dirt bike rider became sick and was unable to walk. Two men were riding the technical single-track trail south of Interstate 70 when one of the riders became sick and weak, according to Emery County Sheriff Tyson Huntington.

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