Teen Dies In Fall

A 17-year-old woman from Happy Valley died after falling at Falls Creek Falls north of Carson.  The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says the teen fell about 30 feet into Falls Creek on Friday afternoon.  She was extricated from the creek and taken by ambulance to an awaiting Life Flight helicopter.  The Sheriff’s Office says the hiker succumbed to her injuries at a Portland-area hospital.  The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team was involved in responding to the fall, along with Skamania County Emergency Medical Services, Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, Crag Rats, Skamania County Fire District 1 and Skamania County Fire District 2.

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