On February 23, 2024 at approximately 6:39 PM, Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District personnel responded to reports of a possible high angle rescue on Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain after a fall by a pair of hikers. Crews arrived on scene under night conditions, and were able to locate two adult males approximately 300 feet over a near vertical slope. They were unable to move and were clinging to the shale rock face. Members of the Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue and Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection district rope rescue teams were able to safely extricate both males to the viewpoint above, aided by spotlight provided by the US Coast Guard Air Station Astoria helicopter 6026. One patient was transported to an awaiting ambulance and transferred to a Life Flight helicopter that brought the patient to OHSU Trauma Center for injuries sustained in the fall.
Special thanks to Tillamook 911 dispatchers, Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, Rockaway Beach Fire Department, USCG Helo 6026, Life Flight 40, Tillamook County Sheriffs, Manzanita Police Department, Tillamook Ambulance and medical staff at OHSU that all participated in the completion of a safe operation.
We would like to remind citizens and visitors to please be prepared and trained when planning outdoor recreation in the area and stay safe.
Here is a file photo from NBFR – showing the area where this successful rescue occurred.
