Two accidents and one fatality - from the Bellingham Herald:
Avalanche kills one near Mt. Baker Ski Area
The body of a man who died in an avalanche on Mount Herman was found Monday, Jan. 25.
Whatcom County Search and Rescue, along with air support from a King County Sheriff’s helicopter, were hoping to remove the body Monday afternoon, according to Whatcom sheriff’s Chief Criminal Deputy Doug Chadwick.
And also from the Herald:
Hiker rescued near Nooksack Falls
Firefighters rescued a hiker in a daring high-angle rope operation Sunday, Jan. 24, after she was seriously injured in a 50- to 75-foot fall from a cliff near the scenic Nooksack Falls east of Glacier.
“It was kind of a complicated rescue, but we got it done with some great effort by the folks from (Whatcom County Fire) District 19, who are very well trained and equipped,” said Chief Jerry DeBruin of Whatcom County Fire District 14, who was incident commander at the scene.
And a bit of good luck:
Fire District 19 firefighters arrived first and Fire District 14 crews were summoned for mutual aid, DeBruin said. A Bellingham Fire Department Medic One unit was dispatched and by coincidence, one of the medics assigned to that unit Sunday was Jared Trow, a Bellingham firefighter-paramedic with extensive experience in technical rope-rescue operations.
We are very lucky to have our crew of firefighters - they train a lot and are very competent. Great people too.
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