A 74-year old Bend man was rescued after injuring himself 2.5 miles up from the Green Lakes Trailhead Thursday. According to a news release from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office: About 9:40 a.m., the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Unit was dispatched to an injured hiker near Green Lakes Trailhead. After obtaining accurate coordinates, nine search and rescue volunteers and two deputies responded to the rescue. One volunteer was hiking in the area and responded quickly to the hiker’s location, arriving at about 10:50 a.m. A law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service also responded.
The remaining volunteers arrived on scene with medical supplies and equipment, who assessed the hiker’s condition and prepared the hiker for transport down the trail with a wheeled litter. After the patient was secured in the litter, he was carried about 2.5 miles down the trail to the parking lot, where Bend Fire and Rescue transported him to St. Charles Medical Center for further treatment.
