Smith Rocks Rescue
(Terrebonne, OR) -- A nighttime rescue helped get two stranded climbers on the ground at Smith Rock State park in Central Oregon. Two men were stuck on a narrow ledge nearly 400 feet off the ground. Their ropes got stuck in rocks. Deschutes County Search and Rescue navigated steep, exposed terrain in the dark to reach the stranded men, who were visiting from Eugene and Salem. They touched the ground at 1 a.m. Tuesday. Neither was hurt, although they were cold and not prepared for nighttime temperatures.



