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Rescuers Find One Survivor, One Victim in Avalanche

Aired December 29, 2003 - 15:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... He was thrown farther down the mountain and buried underneath it.
J.D. SETTLE, AVALANCHE SURVIVOR: I couldn't do anything. All I could think about was calm down my breathing so that I didn't panic.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two men in the area freed him from the snow, which can set up like concrete.

Nearly 48 hours after the slides hit, traces of J.D.'s friends (ph) are found by the search dogs: two hats, a backpack and a snowboard. Then the body of one of the men, Mike Hebert, news that his family had come to expect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A lot of tears, a lot of hugging.

SETTLE: I want to go up and help find my friends. That's all I want to do, to help their families out.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, ANCHOR: Now, even when weather permits, searching for anything in Provo Canyon is grueling work. Layers of snow are separated by thick layers of ice. All of it measures about 35 feet from top to bottom.

We'll keep you posted on the progress, nonetheless.

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Aired December 29, 2003 - 15:00   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... He was thrown farther down the mountain and buried underneath it.
J.D. SETTLE, AVALANCHE SURVIVOR: I couldn't do anything. All I could think about was calm down my breathing so that I didn't panic.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two men in the area freed him from the snow, which can set up like concrete.

Nearly 48 hours after the slides hit, traces of J.D.'s friends (ph) are found by the search dogs: two hats, a backpack and a snowboard. Then the body of one of the men, Mike Hebert, news that his family had come to expect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A lot of tears, a lot of hugging.

SETTLE: I want to go up and help find my friends. That's all I want to do, to help their families out.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, ANCHOR: Now, even when weather permits, searching for anything in Provo Canyon is grueling work. Layers of snow are separated by thick layers of ice. All of it measures about 35 feet from top to bottom.

We'll keep you posted on the progress, nonetheless.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com