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Portland Hiker Rescued From South Sister

BEND, OR -- A Portland man was hurt while hiking South Sister, Sunday afternoon, prompting a Search and Rescue operation.  According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Keith Doherty fell while walking on the trail near Lewis Glacier, at about 1 p.m., and wasn’t able to continue. 


Four volunteers were flown to the scene by Air Link, while others hiked in from the Devil’s Lake Trailhead. The man was wheeled to the helicopter and taken to St. Charles Bend with non-life threatening injuries. 

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