People ask me why I still read newspapers. The excellent article by Caleb Hutton on the rescue of the stranded hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail explains why (“A chance meeting leads to dramatic rescue near Glacier Peak,” The Herald, Nov. 1).
It was local, it was informative, and it was inspirational. This story has many heroes, from the tough, bold young woman who undertook to spend her summer walking from border to border, to the Good Samaritan, Nancy Abell, who was concerned for the safety of a total stranger and alerted authorities when she didn’t have to, to the good people on the Washington Trails Association website who used their knowledge and experience to figure out the hiker’s position, to the courageous search-and-rescue pilots who flew through bad weather and improvised a landing zone on rough terrain to save the hiker’s life.
The Herald’s article left me feeling a little bit better about the human race, no small thing in these dark days, full of sadness and pessimism. I’m a proud reader of newspapers, both print and digital. Your fine reporting of the story of this rescue is the perfect answer to the question: “Why read newspapers?”
Richard Mestis
Marysville
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