Woman rescued after 60-foot fall from trail over Green River

Published 1:30 am Friday, August 4, 2017

Associated Press

ENUMCLAW — Authorities say a woman was rescued after she fell about 60 feet from a trail above Green River in Enumclaw.

The Enumclaw Fire Department said several regional rope rescue teams responded to a report Thursday of a woman slipping off a trail and down toward the river.

The fire department said a man who had been with her led them to where she fell and that responders were able to talk to the woman from above.

The first team to rappel to her confirmed she had no life-threatening injuries and it took teams about an hour to get her back up to the trail using a hoisting system in heavy brush.

The fire department said the woman was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries.

Firefighters said it was the second rescue at that spot in two days.