chelan county search and rescue

The body of a man who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered. The remains of 66-year-old Yun Park of Palisades Park, New Jersey were found on Thursday afternoon by a volunteer with Everett Mountain Rescue who was on a leisure hike...

Two hikers were airlifted from Asgard Pass near Leavenworth over the weekend after one of them fell and was hurt. The married couple from Texas was about 400 feet from the summit at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday when the 24-year-old woman slipped and took a tumble, injuring her hand. ...

Members of four different emergency response agencies responded to a teenaged girl who fell down the hill off Mountain Home Road in Leavenworth Friday night. Sheriff's Deputy Mike McLeod was part of the team and said the girl slipped off the rock near the picnic table ...

It's been a busy year for search and rescue teams in Chelan County. Sgt. Kent Sisson says they usually average between 45 and 55 for an entire year, but they are already approaching 45 by mid-August. "It's related to COVID because people are not taking their normal flying vacations to places ...

From a Press Release - Sheriff Brian Burnett reports two climbers were rescued from Mount Stuart in Chelan County Sunday evening and Monday afternoon.  One of the subjects suffered life threatening injuries Sunday when a boulder he was leaning against broke free while ascending the West Ridge route of the mountain at approximately 8,500 feet.  64...