Hiker Injured in 100-Foot Fall Below Lakeshore Trail
Summary
Fall Injury Washington Today in Washington: A 76-year-old man fell approximately 100 feet below the Lakeshore Trail near Lucerne on Lake Chelan. RiverCom dispatch received the report at about 12:10 p.m. Monday. The man suffered a head injury and was unresponsive to his hiking party before being located by Stehekin EMS, extracted by the Chelan County Sheriff's Office High Angle Rope Rescue Team, and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with multiple injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
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Hiker Injured in 100-Foot Fall Below Lakeshore Trail