NORTH CASCADES, Wash. – A Navy Search and Rescue helicopter crew rescued a distressed hiker near Mount Baker on Saturday, October 15th.
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island reports their crew responded at about 3 p.m. to a report of a 55-year-old woman suffering from a heat-related issue.
Crews from Whatcom County Fire and Rescue Districts 14 and 19 were already on the scene and helped crew members stabilize and relocate the person to an area where she could be hoisted aboard the helicopter.
They transported her to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center.