Man From Germany Dies On Pacific Crest Trail

A 28-year-old man from Germany died after a large tree fell on him Tuesday afternoon while he was hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail northwest of Trout Lake.  According to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office, search and rescue personnel attempted to do CPR for Finn Bastian of Preetz, Germany, but they could not revive him.  He had been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with two other people.  According to his hiking partners, a large tree fell on Bastian while he was crossing a wooden bridge.  The Sheriff’s Office says the tree appeared to have rotted at the base, causing it to fall.  Later Tuesday evening, another hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail had to be taken to a hospital after informing emergency dispatchers he was suffering from a stomach virus and was unable to walk.  41-year-old Shane Brown of Crescent City, California was brought back to the trailhead by search and rescue crews and transported to a hospital for treatment.

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