A 71-year-old man who was lost in the Columbia River Gorge has been rescued.
Joe Dean texted his wife Saturday night that he was lost on the Rock of the Ages trail.
Searchers found him Monday morning near the ridge of the trail. He was conscious.
They used a wheeled stretcher to bring Dean down the trail. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Dean also reported that when he became lost, he followed Horsetail Creek downward, hiking during the day and stopping at night. While Dean was not prepared to stay overnight, he was carrying thermal leggings, a jacket and a balaclava. Dean was able to ration snacks, but did run out of drinking water.
A 71-year-old man who was lost in the Columbia River Gorge has been rescued.
Joe Dean texted his wife Saturday night that he was lost on the Rock of the Ages trail.
Searchers found him Monday morning near the ridge of the trail. He was conscious.
They used a wheeled stretcher to bring Dean down the trail. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Dean also reported that when he became lost, he followed Horsetail Creek downward, hiking during the day and stopping at night. While Dean was not prepared to stay overnight, he was carrying thermal leggings, a jacket and a balaclava. Dean was able to ration snacks, but did run out of drinking water.
A 71-year-old man who was lost in the Columbia River Gorge has been rescued.
Joe Dean texted his wife Saturday night that he was lost on the Rock of the Ages trail.
Searchers found him Monday morning near the ridge of the trail. He was conscious.
They used a wheeled stretcher to bring Dean down the trail. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Dean also reported that when he became lost, he followed Horsetail Creek downward, hiking during the day and stopping at night. While Dean was not prepared to stay overnight, he was carrying thermal leggings, a jacket and a balaclava. Dean was able to ration snacks, but did run out of drinking water.
A 71-year-old man who was lost in the Columbia River Gorge has been rescued.
Joe Dean texted his wife Saturday night that he was lost on the Rock of the Ages trail.
Searchers found him Monday morning near the ridge of the trail. He was conscious.
They used a wheeled stretcher to bring Dean down the trail. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Dean also reported that when he became lost, he followed Horsetail Creek downward, hiking during the day and stopping at night. While Dean was not prepared to stay overnight, he was carrying thermal leggings, a jacket and a balaclava. Dean was able to ration snacks, but did run out of drinking water.
Injured Gorge hiker rescued, three days after falling down 50-foot cliff
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued a seriously injured hiker, three days after he fell down a 50-foot cliff in the Columbia River Gorge, authorities said Saturday.
The Coast Guard and the Hood River County Sheriff s Office say they brought the 43-year-old to safety on Friday night after he was discovered by two other hikers at the base of the cliff, about a mile from the start of the Gorton Creek Trail.
They said he was conscious but injured, disoriented and possibly hypothermic, and authorities said he likely would not have survived another night. He was flown to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland and was reported to be in stable condition.