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Oregon Elk Hunter Rescued After Breaking Leg During Hunt
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9/1/2010
Linn County sheriff's deputies have rescued a Portland man who broke his leg while elk hunting in the mountains east of Sweet Home.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Linn County sheriff's deputies have rescued a Portland man who broke his leg while elk hunting in the mountains east of Sweet Home.
Deputies said Tuesday that 56-year-old Jim Sloan was hunting Monday with 40-year-old Wendy Wente of Hillsboro in the Gate Creek area when Sloan fell and broke his right leg.
Wente hiked 45 minutes to get cell service and called 911.
A dozen Linn County sheriff's search and rescue team members responded along with four deputies and members of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, Black Butte Fire and the Camp Sherman Hasty Team.
Fire crews reached Sloan first and stabilized his leg before Linn County personnel transported him using a rescue system involving ropes and a litter to help raise and lower the victim over nearly vertical terrain.
