Hiker Rescued Off Misery Ridge
A hiker was rescued off Misery Ridge Trail at Smith Rock State Park Sunday afternoon. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Raili Marks, 36, from Seattle, had injured herself while hiking on Misery Ridge. It was reported that she was near the overlook and could not walk without assistance. Ten Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers, along with one Deputy, and members of the Redmond Fire Department responded to the scene.
Redmond Fire Department medics arrived on scene, hiked up to the patient and began to provide medical care while SAR volunteers responded to assist with extrication SAR volunteers hiked up to Marks location where she was loaded into the wheeled litter and transported down the Misery Ridge Trail to a waiting ambulance. Marks was transported by ambulance to St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond for further medical treatment.