Woman injured in fall while climbing near Gold Bar

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 22, 2017

GOLD BAR — A 38-year-old climber was critically injured after a fall near Gold Bar Monday evening.

The woman was climbing near Wallace Falls when she lost control of her ropes, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. She landed on a ledge by the falls.

The woman called for help around 4 p.m.

She taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.