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Injured climbers rescued after fall on Mt. Hood KGW
Mt. Hood.(Photo: KGW)
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. – Rescuers reached two injured climbers Saturday who fell on Mount Hood. An Oregon National Guard helicopter airlifted the climbers to a Portland hospital.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the climbers, a man and a woman, were injured near Hogsback, a popular route on the south side of the mountain, just before 11 a.m. PT.
The injured woman broke both her ankles. The man broke his leg, according to Deputy Ben Frazier.
A third climber who also fell was not seriously hurt. He was able to make it down the mountain with help.
The names of the climbers were not released.
Steve Rollins with Portland Mountain Rescue told KGW a rescue team that was training on the mountain Saturday morning was able to reach the injured climbers quickly after they fell.
"Anytime we don't have to call out people from the whole Portland metro area and they are already out there training, they are a huge asset for us," sheriff's Deputy Mark Nikolai said. "They're up there training, they've got the skills, they've got the utilities wherever they need."
American Medical Response said a paramedic team reached the injured climbers just before 2 p.m. Clackamas County Search and Rescue teams also arrived to help.
The National Guard helicopter arrived around 4 p.m.
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