Elderly man and child stuck on trail near lodge


A caller reports an elderly man and a six-year-old child have been on a trail near Southern Lake Lodge for about three hours. The trail is partly blocked by construction, but they have water. The caller is unsure how to help.
Audio|Source: Custer County Public Safety
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Transcript:
12: A concerned citizen called in from the state game lodge — correction, Southern Lake Lodge — regarding an elderly male and a six-year-old child on a trail. They've been on the trail for three hours and the caller is unsure what to do. T.S.12 continuing: the citizen was concerned that part of the trail is cut off due to construction. They do have water. "I'm going to give you a landline here a second." I heard you say "10-4[1]" and the last part was garbled.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Sunday Gulch Trail, 13329 US-16A, Custer, SD 57730
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