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A 21-year-old Seattle man was rescued after falling nearly 50 feet while hiking at Smith Rock State Park Saturday. Around 10:00 a.m., 911 Dispatch received a call regarding an injured hiker who reported to have fallen approximately 35-50 feet on an unimproved route southwest of Asterick's Pass. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, the injured hiker was scrambling up a rock outcropping to set up a slack line. During the fall, he sustained injuries that prevented him from making it down to the river trail. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Mountain Rescue Team were conducting a joint training operation with multiple 'out of county' MRU teams at Smith Rock. Among those were 2 members of the Hood River Crag Rats, 7 members of Corvallis Mountain Rescue and 9 member of the Eugene Mountain Rescue. The DCSO SAR MRU Team was notified of the incident and responded to the injured hiker. 9 DCSO SAR Volunteers responded and at approximately 104

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