Footage of the rescue mission last week shows crews piloting two helicopters for King County Sheriff's Air Support team over thick wilderness near Stevens Pass, a ski area in Washington's Cascades.
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Watch the heart-stopping helicopter rescue of injured skier who fell 1,000ft, and whose iPhone probably saved his lifeThe lives of three backcountry skiers could have been lost when one of them fell 1,000ft in the backcountry of Washington state, breaking his leg. But the group's quick thinking saved them - when they ...
An unidentified skier reportedly fell roughly 1,000 feet and sustained a leg injury near Stevens Pass in Washington.
Both victims were unable to walk, CBS News reports. The third skier wasn’t harmed King County Sheriff Air Support responded to the SOS alert with two helicopters after sunset. One helicopter, Guardian ...
A rescuer can be seen in the video being hoisted down from a helicopter to the skiers around 7:30 p.m. local time. King County Sheriff Air Support/YouTube “We’ll try to take all three [skiers ...
The sheriff's office requested assistance from King County Sheriff's Office Air Support, and a helicopter crew responded to the scene just after sunset. (Photo credit: King County Sheriff Air ...
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