Three hikers rescued from Pacific Crest Trail in two weeks

A Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island has been busy. They’ve had four rescue missions in two weeks – and three of them all took place on the Pacific Crest Trail.

The most recent happened on August 10. They rescued a 54-year-old hiker who who was dehydrated and experiencing stroke-like symptoms.

Crews got the alert in the afternoon and found him a few hours later, just before 7:30 p.m.

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On August 6, an 81-year-old man fell and broke his ankle while hiking near Glacier Peak in Snohomish County.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/three-hikers-rescued-pacific-crest-150203363.html