SENIOR HIKERS RESCUED vs

SOME LOCAL SENIOR HIKERS WERE RESCUED IN 15 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE REMOTE MOUNTAINS OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY TODAY. 64-YEAR-OLD JOHN GREGG, FROM HOLLISTER, AND 70-YEAR-OLD GENE POWELL OF CAMPBELL WERE STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A DAY WHEN THEY WERE FOUND BY 6 MARINES AND A NAVY DOCTOR ON SNOWMOBILES. THE PAIR WAS FOUND COLD, BUT UNINJURED. SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 5-DAY BACKPACKING TRIP HAD GONE ON TO ALERT AUTHORITIES, AFTER THE PAIR FELT PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO CONTINUE.