GOVERNMENT CAMP, OR (KPTV) -
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office helped located a hiker who got lost on Mt. Hood on the Fourth of July.
They received a 911 call at around 2:15 Wednesday morning from 62-year-old James Bane of Portland. He said he had become lost while hiking on the Paradise Park trail on Mt. Hood.
The experienced hiker said he had lost the trail while hiking down from the snow line and decided it was best to stay put while search and rescue crews came to find him. He was located and brought back down to safety late Wednesday night.
The rescue effort was performed with assistance of Mt. Wave Communications, the AMR RAT Team, and Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue.
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