Search and rescue operation underway to evacuate recreationists near Yellow Lake Fire

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — Search and rescue units are heading to evacuate recreationists on the north side of Mirror Lake Highway due to the Yellow Lake Fire , according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

The recreationists are reportedly located between Yellow Pine and the Highline Trial.

New closures are now in effect on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, Heber-Kamas Ranger District and the Ashley National Forest, and the Duchesne/Roosevelt Ranger District due to the blaze.

This reportedly includes the north side of Mirror Lake Highway in Summit County from Yellow Pine to the Highline Trail, north to Smith-Morehouse and Gardners Fork at the top of Weber Canyon.

No further information is available at this time.

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