Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Members of Boy Scout Troop 47 and rescuers, carrying David Swaim on a stretcher after he suffered a minor heart attack on a hike in which the troop was marooned overnight in Arroyo Seco Canyon. The scouts became lost on their way back during a seven mile hike between Switzer's Camp and Oake Wilde. The troop lit matches to signal a rescue party of parents, deputy sheriffs, and county prisoners. All, including Swaim, survived the ordeal. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Boy Scouts - Troop 47 Geo. Washington Dist.; Lost in Mountains - near Switzerland Canyon - 1946
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz00280q54
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Lifestyle Environment Litters Hiking--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles Disaster Boys--California--Los Angeles Lost persons--California--Los Angeles Boy Scouts of America
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