Hopes of Finding 4-Year-Old Fading Tuesday, June 25, 2002   Search and rescue crews use long poles to search for the body of 4-year-old Simon Kofford who went missing from the Tanners Flat campsite in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday afternoon. The boy's shirt was found Monday just down river in Little Cottonwood creek from where the family was picnicking. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune) BY THOMAS BURR THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE    The hopes of searchers looking for a 4-year-old boy in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday dimmed after his yellow shirt was recovered from the swift water of Little Cottonwood Creek.     Simon Kofford disappeared around 2 p.m. Sunday during a family picnic at Tanners Flat, a campground about four miles up the canyon and within 30 feet of the creek.     The search for Kofford was halted at about 9 p.m. Searchers will resume scouring a four-mile stretch of the creek, where rushing water was up to 3 feet deep, today.     The boy's shirt, identified by his father, Greg, was discovered Monday morning in a logjam 200 yards downstream from the campsite. Rescuers feared the boy could be dead if he had fallen into the creek.     "That would kill anybody, no matter what," said Salt Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Layne Larkin. "Even with safety equipment, it's a dangerous situation."     Simon's parents and five siblings have remained at the campground since the boy disappeared. They deferred comment to their LDS bishop, Layne Sybrowsky.     "Right now, obviously, they don't have much hope," Sybrowsky said. "There's lots of tears, lots of hugging. The odds of a positive outcome are slim to none."     Sybrowsky said Greg Kofford had told his children Monday there was little chance of the boy surviving. "They were pretty broken up," he said.     Greg Kofford called members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to search for Simon two hours before calling the police, said sheriff's spokeswoman Deputy Peggy Faulkner.     "They thought they could find him," Faulkner said. "They didn't think it was that dangerous."     She added: "It's one of those really unfortunate accidents."     Sybrowsky said Simon was a curious boy. "He is one that likes to get out and explore," he said.     Simon's disappearance comes on the heels of two other deaths in the Koffords' Sandy neighborhood, Sybrowsky said.     One teen was killed in an auto accident and another died of a heart condition, he said. "It's been a pretty traumatic time for that neighborhood," he said.     tburr@sltrib.com                 © Copyright 2002, The Salt Lake Tribune All material found on Utah OnLine is copyrighted The Salt Lake Tribune and associated news services. No material may be reproduced or reused without explicit permission from The Salt Lake Tribune.