A call went in to Alaska State Troopers reporting two overdue people near mile 105 of the Denali Highway at 10:14 pm on Tuesday night.

The caller related to troopers that Vivian Mayo had gone out to get help, and look for her husband, Scott Mayo, who hadn’t returned from checking his trap line. He had gone out on his trap-line two days earlier.

When neither one returned, the caller grew concerned and called in their missing status.

A Wildlife trooper, James Ellison responded with volunteers on snow machines from Cantwell to conduct a search for the missing couple. It wasn’t until almost 1 am that Vivian Mayo was found. She was located approximately one mile away from the cabin suffering from extreme hypothermia and in desparate need of medical attention. Upon finding Vivian, Trooper Ellison activated his personal locator beacon. Upon activation, the Rescue Coordination Center was notified and asked to respond to the situation.

At 1:05 am, Trooper Ellison notified dispatch to inform them that 56-year-old Vivian Scott had been located along with her disabled snow machine and transported back to the cabin. Ellison also informed dispatch of Vivian’s condition. He then returned to the -20 degree weather to continue the search for 47-year-old Scott Mayo.

It was at 2:45 am that Ellison checked in to give an update to the situation. He informed dispatch that he had still not located Scott, but was confident that he had found his trail. After providing coordinates to his location, he continued his search for Scott by snow machine.

Meanwhile, RCC had dispatched a Pavehawk helicopter and a C-130 to search for the missing trapper.

It was at 5:13 am that the Alaska State Troopers were informed that the RCC C-130 had located the missing man. After being located by C-130, the Pavehawk helicopter retrieved Scott who was found by a small warming fire.

Both Mayos were transported by helicopter to an Anchorage hospital. They have since been released for the hospital.