Skamania County Deals With Three Rescue Calls In 12 Hours; One Fatal

In less than 12 hours Sunday evening and Monday morning, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office dealt with three search and rescue calls that required extensive personnel and time to complete, with one resulting in a fatality.  On Sunday evening the Skamania County Communication Center received information of two hikers in need of assistance near Norway Pass, northeast of Mount Saint Helens, one of who had suffered a medical event in adverse weather.  The Volcano Rescue Team could not reach the pair until they were located the next day with aerial assistance, but the male hiker was located deceased while the female reporting party survived and was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.  About an hour before there was a report of a lost mushroom picker northeast of Carson who was found and returned safely to his vehicle after a four-hour search.  The third call was early Monday morning, when a motorcyclist reported being stuck southeast of Lookout Mountain and too exhausted and cold to continue.  Search crews were able to reach the rider in rugged terrain later that day and assist him out of the area.  The rider did not require any medical attention.

 

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