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Teneriffe Falls Rescue: Mercer Island Man Plucked From Cliff
Mountain rescue crews located the stranded hiker on Saturday.
NORTH BEND, WA - Local volunteer mountain rescue crews retrieved a stranded hiker from near a popular hiking destination on Saturday.
King County Search and Rescue and Seattle Mountain Rescue responded to the Teneriffe Falls area on Saturday on a report of a stranded hiker on a cliff. The crews located the Mercer Island man and ushered him to safety, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. There were no injuries reported.
Seattle Mountains Rescue on way to assist for technical rescue. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/UhdUCU8vve
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 26, 2017
Mercer Island man cold but safe after @KCSAR and @SeattleMtRescue rescues him from cliff at Tenerife Falls near Mt Si.
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 26, 2017
King County Search and Rescue and Seattle Mountain Rescue are nonprofit groups that provide volunteer support for technical searches in wilderness areas around Western Washington.
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Teneriffe Falls is a challenging hike just east of the popular Mt. Si. Read more about the trail and its challenges here.
Image via King County Sheriff's Office
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