Coast Guard rescues two hikers from remote cliff in Olympic National Park
The hikers were stranded on a 60 foot tall cliff they had climbed to while escaping rising tides on the beach. Author: Associated Press, KING 5 Staff Published: 7:56 AM PDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 9:26 AM PDT May 3, 2021
The Coast Guard rescued two hikers from a cliff in a remote area of Olympic National Park early Sunday.
Olympic National Park Rangers reached out to the Coast Guard Puget Sound watchstanders at around midnight on Sunday, requesting an air rescue for two people who were stranded on a cliff about 60 feet high. The hikers had climbed up to the ledge after retreating from rising tides, according to a release from the Coast Guard.