Missing hunter found ‘cold and wet but doing great’
Sep 30, 2018, 7:52 PM | Updated: Oct 3, 2018, 1:35 pm
Deer hunter Mason Bakker, who went missing Saturday afternoon in the mountains above Centerville, was found “cold and wet but otherwise in great shape” Sunday morning.
Bakker, 19, became separated from his father while hunting around 10 A.M. Saturday. He was last heard from around noon.
In conjunction with the Centerville Police Department and the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, search and rescue teams from Weber, Salt Lake and Cache counties spent Saturday night and Sunday morning searching the Parrish Flats area for Bakker.
Resuming the search for Mason Bakker. Great turn out of dedicated search professionals. Thanks for coming to our call for help. pic.twitter.com/HYDluOjFO7
— Davis County SO (@DavisCountySO) September 30, 2018
According to the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page, hunters found Bakker around 9 A.M. Sunday.
WE FOUND HIM. All is well. Cold and wet but otherwise in great shape. Thanks to all. A hunter found him.
— Davis County SO (@DavisCountySO) September 30, 2018
Bakker has been reunited with his family and is doing well, the sheriff’s office said.
Safe and doing well. Mason has be reunited with his mom. pic.twitter.com/nszrphh0IJ
— Davis County SO (@DavisCountySO) September 30, 2018