Final week, a 63-year-old girl fell from a well-liked climbing path in Skamania County, Washington. In opposition to the chances, she survived the 300-foot fall. Rebecca Holley of Hillsboro, Oregon was climbing with pals within the Columbia River Gorge Nationwide Scenic Space on the border of Washington and Oregon when she fell a whole bunch of ft from the path down a steep hillside.
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Workplace shared particulars from the rescue on Fb, reporting that Holley’s pals calls 9-1-1 after she fell from the path close to the summit of Canine Mountain. A search-and-rescue crew consisting of a number of businesses responded, utilizing a U.S. Military medical helicopter to retrieve Holley, who was unconscious and unresponsive however alive.
After a stint on the hospital, Holley got here residence in time for Mom’s Day. On the Skamania County Sheriff’s Workplace’s Fb submit, Holley’s daughter commented: “Thanks from the underside of our hearts for rescuing our mother. Due to your diligence, dedication, and coronary heart of service, we get to have my mother for Mom’s Day tomorrow. We again the blue! Thanks a lot!!!!”
Falling from 300 Toes
Whereas climbing the Canine Mountain Path in Columbia River Gorge, Holley’s group had reached the height earlier than issues took a disastrous flip. In an interview revealed yesterday, Holley instructed KATU 2 Information that she tripped on one thing, but it surely all occurred so quick, it doesn’t look like she’s completely clear on what occurred.
“One minute I’m form of, , stumbling just a little bit, and the following factor, I’m similar to, over the sting,” she stated, nonetheless bandaged and bruised from the ordeal. “All the way in which down, I’m similar to ‘God, cease me, cease me.’”
KATU 2 Information stories that an ER nurse helped Holley on the mountain as they waited for emergency responders to air carry her to the hospital.
