{"id":45390,"date":"2022-09-28T17:05:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/28\/navy-search-and-rescue-team-saves-stranded-hunter-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:55:05","slug":"navy-search-and-rescue-team-saves-stranded-hunter-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/28\/navy-search-and-rescue-team-saves-stranded-hunter-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy search and rescue team saves stranded hunter in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A search and rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, recovered a stranded hunter<\/a> experiencing fatigue and severe hydration Sept. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hunter, who\u2019d been in danger since the previous day, was stuck on a cliff face near Mount Constance in the Olympic National Forest, west of Seattle, when the Whidbey Island search and rescue team<\/a> received an alert about the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although a ground rescue team from Jefferson County Search and Rescue unit had already attempted to save the hunter, the difficult terrain prevented them from reaching him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy\u2019s search and rescue team found the hunter on a small ledge that was \u201cprecariously close to 70 ft. drop to another cliff outcropping,\u201d and an MH-60S helicopter let down a rescue airman on a hoist to help retrieve the hunter to safety, according to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\t