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PILOT ROCK — A fall from a ledge in remote Umatilla County south of Pilot Rock left two men seriously injured and one dead. The Umatilla County Sheriff Office reported the rescue and recovery effort required the help of numerous agencies and emergency responders, including an Oregon Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter. Kyler Carter, 23, called 911 on Friday, July 2, at approximately 9 a.m. and reported he and two friends, Cody Watson, 21, and Braydon Postma, 23, all of Pilot Rock, were injured in a fall. The trio had been recreating at the Big Falls on West Birch Creek — a steep, rocky falls — south of Pilot Rock and had fallen approximately 50 feet off a ledge. The sheriff’s office also reported Carter said the fall occurred around 9 p.m. the night before.

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