Jerren Fisher, 26, was hoisted from a ravine in Olympic National Park by a helicopter crew after he had been missing for a week, the US Coast Guard says.
Fisher had a travel plan for a solo hike between Sept. 8 and 12, according to the National Park Service.
He"was planning on camping at Enchanted Valley, Marmot Lake, Camp Pleasant, and Sundown Lake before returning to his vehicle via Graves Creek Trailhead," the park service said in a statement."Park rangers then located Fisher’s vehicle at the Graves Creek Trailhead and initiated a hasty search." A family member reported Fisher was missing, prompting authorities to begin their search efforts on Thursday, officials said.
"Search and rescue personnel hiked into the wilderness Thursday afternoon from the Graves Creek Trailhead towards Sundown Lake following Fisher’s itinerary in reverse as well as from the North Fork Skokomish Trail," the park service said."A storm system across the Olympic Peninsula created unfavorable conditions for the use of aviation search resources until Sunday evening," the park service said.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, park rangers traveling on foot made voice contact with Fisher. Because the steepness of the ravine prevented the team from reaching him, the group contacted the Coast Guard Air Station in Port Angeles for assistance, according to the park service.
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