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A 27-year-old Portland woman was rescued by Deschutes County Search & Rescue volunteers Saturday. According to Deputy Shane Zook, Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator, about 1:35 PM, Deschutes County 911 received a 911 call from an injured hiker at Smith Rock State Park. The hiker had slipped and fallen on the Misery Ridge Trail injuring her ankle. She could not get back to the parking lot without assistance. A Deputy in the Special Services Division sent out a page for Search and Rescue volunteers to respond for the rescue. Ten volunteers responded to the page and were headed to Smith ...

In celebration of 35 years of the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, each week we will run parts of articles that appeared in the issue 35 years ago and 20

Date:  12/19/20 Rescued Climber:  Sam Reiser, 24 years old from Dundee, OR Rescued Climber:  Chris Sands, 23 years old from Lancaster, PA   On 12-19-20, at about 4:25 pm Sam Reiser called 9-1-1 Dispatch, reporting he and his climbing partner, were stuck on a cliff face approximately 60 ft from the ground while rappelling a cliff face known as “wherever I may roam” in Smith Rock State Park.  Sam further reported he and his partner were safely attached to an anchor, but were unable to move further, due to their rope being stuck. Ten Mountain Rescue Volunteers from the Deschutes County...