PORTLAND, Ore. – A 13-year-old who fell into a creek while skiing and spent the night on Mount Hood was rescued Monday in good shape.
Bryan Cross of Eugene said he felt fine, although he was shaking as he talked to reporters. Medical personnel checked him out and said he had mild hypothermia. He went home with his parents, Nancy and Pat, vowing to be back on the slopes next weekend.
Cross said he spent the night “huddled up against a tree,” trying to get dry and stay warm. He told reporters that he’d fallen into a creek as he was trying to find his way off the mountain.
He said he hadn’t worried so much about himself as he was “just kind of worried about my mom because I knew she was going to be scared to death for me.”
Cross said he got lost Sunday afternoon during the last run of the day at the Mount Hood Skibowl.
He told rescuers he awoke to the sounds of a rescue helicopter at 10:40 a.m. Monday.
Cross was able to walk toward rescuers, who picked him up with a snowcat.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
