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KerryThomasdidn’t learnuntil shewasreadytocheckoutofaSaltLakeCityburncenter

that two-thirdsofpatientswith injuriesassevereashersdie.Withsupport fromherfamily,

friends,colleaguesandstrangerswhofloodedherwithcards, lettersandballoons,Thomas

beganrecoveringfaster thanexpected.Above,ThomasspendsaquietafternoononSunday

withherhusband,CodyThomas,andstepchildrenMonroe,2,Landry,6,andOlivia,10.Shestill

facesrecoveryfromaseriesofskingrafts, anditmaybemonthsbeforeshecanresumefull-

timeduties inherworkasheadbreweratEdgeBrewingCo. inBoise.ButThomashaskepta

positiveattitude.Statesmanreporter JohnSowell tellsherstory.DEPTH,D1

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BURNED BEER BREWEREYES RETURN TOWORK

Two months after scalding liquid sprayed on her, Kerry Thomas experiences constant pain

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CharlieFinlayson,ofEagle, is just13,buthe’sal-

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It’snotgoingtohelpifyoupanic.That’s what Boy Scouts learn

about handling emergency situa-tions.

Remembering that lesson, andpraying a lot, helped 13-year-oldCharlie Finlayson face a monu-mental challenge last week in theIdaho wilderness — one worth allthe merit badges in the world. Hehelpedsavehisdad’s life.

“They should have a badge forrescuingyouroldman,”DavidFin-laysonsaidTuesdaybyphonefromUtah.

The 52-year-old mountaineerandhis sonwerecampedatShip Is-land Lake in the Bighorn Crags ofthe Frank Church-River of No Re-turnWildernessnorthwestofChal-lis. OnAug. 17, the twowere scout-ingaclimbingroutewhenaboulderrolled off the mountainside. Theyhadn’t started climbing and don’tknowwhatdislodgedthebigrock.

“Dumb luck. It didn’t come offtoofaraboveme,soitwasn’trollingtoofast,”Finlaysonsaid.

Buttherefrigerator-sizeboulderknocked him off the ledge, and hetumbled 20 to 30 feet down themountain.

Theblowbrokehisback,his leftarm and left heel. It carved a foot-long gash onhis shin, exposing thebone. It dislodged a crown on oneofhisback teeth, rippedoffhishel-metandbrieflyknockedhimout.

Theircampatthelakewasontheothersideoftheboulderfield,amileaway. They were about 13 milesfromthetrailheadandnearestrang-er,wheretheymightbeabletosum-monhelp.Andtheywereinthemid-dle of a 12-day trip, so they weren’toverdue.Noonewasgoingtocomelookingfor them.

ROLESREVERSEDSo, for the next two and a half

days, Charlie assumed the role ofcaretaker, making sure his fatherstayedhydrated,fed,calmandcon-scious.

“Hewasmysavior,” saidFinlay-son,whowasworriedaboutbleed-ing to death. “He just kind ofcoachedmealongwiththepainandtried to help me not pass out. Hekept talkingtomeallnight.”

The first thing Charlie did wasfetch his dad’s first aid kit, whichcontained compresses, tape andNeosporin. Finlayson applied thedisinfectant liberally into hiswound, wrapped it in compressesandtapedit.

Theaccidentoccurred in the af-ternoon, and they couldn’t getthrough the boulder field to camp

beforesunset. SoCharlie retrievedtheir sleeping bags and other gearfrom the lake so they could beddownintherocksfor thenight.

The next morning, they beganthe slow slog through the boulderfield. It took Finlayson hours tocrawlthroughtherockstogetbacktothe lake.

“Ihadonearm,oneleg ... andmybutt,”hesaid.

Charlie used lake water to helpcleanhis father’s legwound.Twicehe explored the lake shores andcamps, hoping to enlist help fromsomeonecampingor fishing there.Noluck.

Finally, theyagreedthatthenextmorning— the third day after theinjury,Wednesday,Aug.19—Char-lie would hike out until he foundsomeone,perhapsadozenmilesor

sotothetrailhead.Charlie chokedback tearswhen

hesetoff.“He was just afraid to leave me

because he didn’t know ... didn’tknow if he’d seemeagain,” Finlay-sonsaid.

Charlie said he hiked about 3miles when he came across twomen,also fromEagle.Hetoldthemwhat had happened and handedthem a note his father had sentalongwithhim.

The men went to aid Finlaysonat Ship Island Lake while Charliecontinuedon toward the trail headin hopes of finding others whowould notify authorities. He en-countered others campers, one ofwhom offered to run the 8 milesback to the Crags Campground togoforhelp.

“Hegot there twoto threehoursbefore me,” said Charlie, a90-pound kid who was hauling a40-poundpack.

ANOTHERTRIPThe Lemhi County Sheriff’s Of-

fice couldn’t quickly reach Finlay-son— it’s a three-hour drive fromSalmon just to the trail head — sotheycalledTwoBearAiroutofKa-lispell, Mont., for assistance, ChiefDeputyStevePennersaid.Thehel-icoptercouldn’tlandinthetrees,soit hovered while Finlayson waspackagedonastretcher,hoistedupandflowntoBoise.

“It was kind of interesting. Ittookmymindoff thepain,”Finlay-sonrecalled.

ALemhiCountySheriff’sdeputydrove six hours round-trip to takeCharlie to Salmon, where a familymembermethim.Hewashomeforjust a day before leaving on a BoyScout trip to earn wilderness sur-vivalandhikingbadges.

“Iwantedhimtostayhome, andheinsistedongoing,”saidCharlie’smom,KatieWilstead.

HestartedeighthgradeMondayat Eagle Middle School. He’s al-ready tired of telling the storyabout what happened on his sum-

mervacation,hesaid.“He’squite a scientist andanad-

venturer,” his father said. “He’sbeen through the jungles of Pana-ma with me, up on Rainier andbackpacking and climbing acrossCanada.”

Finlaysonhashad twosurgeriesand will have more in the comingweeks.HebroketheT4vertebrainhis upper back.He said the brokenboneinhisheel isupside-down.

“That’s what’s causing me themost pain,” he said. “The musclesgointospasms.”

Finlayson works as a criminaldefense attorney in Salt Lake City.HeandCharliehavealreadytalkedabout theirnextadventure.

“Thebeach,”Finlaysonsaid.KatyMoeller: 377-6413;

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WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

Scout springs to action after dad is injuredThe 13-year-old Eagleboy says staying calm andpraying helped him getthrough the ordeal.

BY KATY MOELLER

kmoeller@idahostatesman.com© 2015 Idaho Statesman

/ Photos provided by Katie Wilstead

Charlie Finlayson, right, told his mother that he faced all of his fears inhelping his father, David Finlayson, when he was injured in Idaho’s FrankChurch wilderness. “He walked in from the whole experience like noth-ing had happened,” Katie Wilstead said.

Charlie Finlayson, pictured climb-ing in Utah, has been exploring theoutdoors with his father since hewas 6 months old.

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