{"id":2469277,"date":"2025-07-31T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-hunter-crawls-miles-for-help-after-crashing-off-mountain-breaking-multiple-bones\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:35:26","slug":"utah-hunter-crawls-miles-for-help-after-crashing-off-mountain-breaking-multiple-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-hunter-crawls-miles-for-help-after-crashing-off-mountain-breaking-multiple-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Hunter Crawls Miles for Help After Crashing Off Mountain, Breaking Multiple Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-hunter-crawls-miles-for-help-after-crashing-off-mountain-breaking-multiple-bones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jacob Schmitt, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Manages To Trigger Leftists by Doing Something Millions of Americans Do Every Year\">deer hunting<\/a> in Utah&#8217;s Uinta Mountains on July 20, experienced a severe accident when his side-by<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-side utility vehicle rolled<\/a> over multiple times, leaving him seriously injured with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midler-blasted-after-threatening-to-bring-peanut-butter-to-school-targeting-children-with-peanut-allergies\/\" title=\"Midler Blasted After Threatening To Bring Peanut Butter To School Targeting Children With Peanut Allergies\">broken ribs<\/a>, ankles, and leg bones. Despite the injuries and without access to his phone or radio, Schmitt courageously crawled for 11 hours, covering nearly four miles through rough terrain to reach safety. Throughout the ordeal, his loyal dog Buddy stayed by his side, providing comfort and guidance with a light on his collar. After reaching his vehicle by morning, Schmitt sought help at a nearby diner, where emergency services were called. He spent four days in Park city Hospital recovering and has since reunited with Buddy. Schmitt reflected on the challenge, emphasizing his determination to survive despite the intense pain and desire to give up.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man crawled for 11 hours after crashing his side-by-side on a hunting trip in Utah&rsquo;s Uinta Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Schmitt was deer hunting on July 20 and driving up a treacherous grade when his utility vehicle tipped over, <a href=\"https:\/\/ksltv.com\/local-news\/ogden-man-crawls-drags-self-for-11-hours-after-side-by-side-rollover-in-uintas\/802952\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSL-TV<\/a> in Utah reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Immediately, I realized it was going over like a capsizing ship,&rdquo; Schmitt told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/northern-utah\/man-crawls-11-hours-to-rescue-himself-after-getting-injured-on-uinta-mountains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSTU-TV<\/a> in Salt Lake City. &ldquo;The machine flipped probably 15-20 times by the end of it, but I would say best of my recollection, probably the second or third flip is when it kind of sort of rag-dolled me out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His dog, a 6-year-old German short-hair pointer named Buddy, was in a kennel in the back of the UTV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I came to and stuff and started to do kind of damage control, he was sort of just there staring at me without a scratch, which almost makes me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wife-bruce-willis-s-emotional-post-husband-struggles-cruel-disease-17th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emotional<\/a>, but it&rsquo;s unreal,&rdquo; Schmitt said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Unable to find his cell phone or radio, and with daylight running out, Schmitt had to make a decision. And with the injuries he had (though he never lost consciousness), the decision would be a painful one.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A couple broken ribs on this side, a broken right ankle, I believe, left ankle, and then left tibia and fibula, and then about a bruise everywhere you can have it,&rdquo; Schmitt said.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt splinted his leg with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/frontier-airlines-breaks-duct-tape-secure-unruly-passenger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duct tape<\/a> and crawled through the night.<\/p>\n<p>But he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have to do it alone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t have done it without him,&rdquo; Schmitt said about Buddy. &ldquo;It was like having your best friend there just to kind of nudge you like, &lsquo;keep going, keep going,&rsquo; you know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A hunter said he crawled and dragged himself along side his dog for 11 hours across a nearly four-mile stretch of brush in the Uinta Mountains to reach his truck after a rollover in his side-by-side left him badly injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#128247;Schmitt family<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0rM8s3HMY\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0rM8s3HMY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wyZquiI2Al\">pic.twitter.com\/wyZquiI2Al<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSL5TV\/status\/1950742387569168718?\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He followed Buddy, who had a light on his collar, back down the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would catch up to him, and then I would nudge him with my face, and he would get up and he would take another break. And now I kind of realized it wasn&rsquo;t really him falling asleep, it was him kind of just giving me, giving me a place to go,&rdquo; Schmitt said, tearing up.<\/p>\n<p>By morning, they reached his vehicle, and he drove to a diner in Oakley, Utah, where a girl called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teenager-calls-911-allegedly-killing-entire-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">911<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was the most respectful person I&rsquo;ve ever met. I mean, he was being really respectful. Even though he was through all this pain and everything,&rdquo; said Yenni Saiz, who was working outside of Oakley Diner when Schmitt approached.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt stayed at Park City Hospital for four days, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-jake-rebuild-after-his-5mile-crawl-to-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> page set up by friends.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fire-department-gets-special-note-donation-boy-smallest-gesture-can-mean-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire department<\/a> took care of Buddy until Schmitt&rsquo;s family picked him up.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt has since checked out of the hospital and has reunited with his loyal friend.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the ordeal, Schmitt spoke candidly about the mentality that got him through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody wants to act tough, but I wanted to give up every time, all the time &mdash; but it&rsquo;s like, either I die here, or I figure out how to keep going,&rdquo; Schmitt told KSL. &ldquo;That was it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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