BEND, OR -- A 16-year-old Outward Bound student from Florida was injured on South Sister, yesterday afternoon (Wed), prompting a rescue effort by Deschutes County Search and Rescue. The teen was part of a group of eight students and two instructors; he suffered a non-life threatening injury during their descent. Airlink flew Search and Rescue medics to his location then transported the patient to St. Charles Bend.
At nearly the same time, SAR teams also attempted to help a hiker lost in the Lucky Lake area. They were first called out, after a woman reported that she and her friend had become separated. Eleven SAR volunteers were deployed, including an overhead team and a horse team.
A couple hours later, a witness spotted the missing woman on Cascade Lakes Highway and SAR shifted their efforts to a road search. Two hours after that, they learned she had received a ride into Bend from a passerby, and was fine.
