PORT ANGELES – A Neah Bay man missing in Olympic National Park for nearly a week, was rescued over the weekend.
That rescue, and another one in the park’s east side, brought to 77 the number of search and rescue operations that have occurred in the park this year.
Late on the last Thursday, ONP received information from Peninsula Communications regarding a missing 40-year-old male from Neah Bay. The missing person was reported as last seen five days prior after being dropped off at the Little River trailhead on Little River Road in Port Angeles.
The missing hiker was located last Friday down a ravine about 200 yards from the trail and was suffering from exposure-related medical issues. Twenty people worked six hours to carry out the victim in a litter.
On Saturday evening, Jefferson County Communications Center (JeffCom) received a 911 call requesting medical aid for an injured hiker. The hiking partner reported an adult male from the Seattle area had sustained traumatic injuries after a fall while hiking near Lake Constance. A U.S. Navy helicopter team was requested to perform the rescue. Bad weather kept the copter from getting to the victim but dropped a rescue member and medic into the area, who hiked to the patient.