Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputies rescued a Bellingham man who was reported missing during a fishing trip early Wednesday.
They responded at about 1:30 a.m. to reports that the 65-year-old man did not return from a day fishing trip at Race Horse Creek, in the North Fork Rd area.
Deputies found his vehicle on a remote gravel road and followed a trail nearby.
They found him at the bottom of a 100-foot ravine, concious and alert but with an ankle injury.
Fire/EMS got him out of the ravine at about 3:30 a.m.
He had only minor injuries and did not require hostpitalization.