Posted on 04/12/2010 7:16:51 PM PDT by JoeProBono
BELLEVUE, Wash.- A hiker rescued following a Washington state avalanche said he was able to phone for help from beneath the snow.
Ian Rogers said he spent about four hours trapped beneath snow Saturday after an avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass on Granite Mountain and he was able to help rescuers determine his location by calling 911, KIRO-TV, Seattle, reported Monday.
"I was extremely lucky," Rogers told CBS's "The Early Show" in an interview from his room at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Wash. "My legs were completely cramped, but I had a little ... space. It was about a foot wide, a hole going up to the surface, so I had a little light and air coming through."
King County sheriff's deputies said they used the location of the tower that picked up Rogers' call and information the hiker gave 911 dispatchers to find his location.
"It's a good outcome," Chris Bedker of the King County Sheriff's Office said. "We always like it when we get to rescue someone -- especially a difficult and dangerous rescue -- for the outcome to be positive like this."
Driving through the Pass reminded me of Switzerland..
Para espanol, marque el dos...
can you hear me now?.......
His phone company should have him do ads for them.
I’d like to know which cell phone company he uses.
North bend Communications.....or Ken’s Truck stop.....
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