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Father, two sons from Millstadt die on Ozark hiking trail (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
more at the linkREYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo.  A father and his two sons from Millstadt died from the cold over Saturday night on the Ozark Trail in Reynolds County, Mo., authorities said Sunday.
They were found Sunday morning in the daylight on the bluffs near Black, Mo., with their 4-month-old Labrador retriever, Bear, beside them. David Decareaux, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene by Reynolds County Coroner Jeff McSpadden. The two boys Dominic, 10, and Grant, 8 were carried out of the woods while CPR was administered. They died about 2 p.m. Sunday at a hospital in Ellington, Mo.
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Reynolds County Sheriff Tom Volner said the Decareaux family had traveled to Reynolds County for a family trip and to go hiking. David Decareaux was accompanied by his wife and their five children.
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When they took off in the morning, it was near 60 degrees, Volner said. David Decareaux had on a light jacket, one son wore a fleece pullover and the other a sweater, the sheriff said.
They were last seen by a passer-by at about 2 p.m. (Saturday) on top of Suttons Bluff, Volner said. At the time it was raining, and the passer-by asked if they needed a ride. David told the gentleman they could make it back.
During the course of the day, heavy rain set in, and at night the temperature plummeted. Trails became impassable.
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It had rained all night, and when the hikers were found, they were soaking wet. Temperatures had dropped into the 20s.
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