Rescue crews search for 10-year-old boy in Utah forest

Rescue crews are searching for a 10-year-old boy who disappeared Sunday morning while hiking with his family in eastern Utah.

The Deseret News reports Malachi Bradley's family last saw him near the Paradise Park Campground in Ashley National Forest.

Uintah County Sheriff's Corporal Brian Fletcher told the Salt Lake Tribune that trained personnel from neighbouring counties as well as the Ute Indian Tribe are traveling the area on ATVs searching for the boy.

A Department of Public Safety helicopter also is assisting in the search.

Fletcher warned people hoping to help find the boy to stay out of the remote, rugged area. Family members posted on the "Malachi Bradley Rescue Effort" Facebook page that people should instead show support by sending Malachi positive thoughts.