Rescue Teams Aid Injured Hiker on Colchuck Lake Trail

Search and Rescue teams in Chelan County rescued an injured hiker on the Colchuck Lake Trail last weekend.

Rescue Call Comes Late Saturday Night

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Chelan County Volunteer Search & Rescue (CCVSAR) and Chelan County Mountain Rescue (CCMR) teams were dispatched at around 9:50 p.m. to assist a hiker approximately three-and-a-half miles up the Colchuck Lake Trail.

Mountain Rescue Team Makes Initial Contact

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Officials say CCMR's team made initial contact with the hiker and helped them through the technical sections of the trail using a walking boot and trekking poles. Meanwhile, CCVSAR assembled a litter team and helped evacuate the hiker.

Overnight Evacuation to Trailhead

Both teams then packaged the hiker into a litter and carried them to the trailhead, arriving around 6:30 a.m. Sunday.