The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Thursday night rescued a man from Neffs Canyon who was wet, drunk and starting to suffer from hypothermia.
The unidentified man, 25, and his friend began hiking about noon. They were drinking and, at one point, the man lay in the snow and got wet. By 6:30 p.m. he was unable to get himself out of the canyon and called the sheriff's office, Lt. Jay Southam said.
The man was rescued by 9 p.m. He was examined by paramedics and released to family members, Southam said.
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It was the second time the man had been rescued from Neffs Canyon. Southam did not have many details about the previous search and rescue.