Disoriented Deputies in Southern WA State
King-TV has a
report on some sheriffs deputies removing a marijuana growing operation and having a few problems...
Deputies working pot bust rescued from SW Washington wilderness
Search and Rescue crews in Skamania County rescued 10 stranded sheriff's deputies who were forced to spend the night in the wilderness.
High winds prevented an airlift by a Seattle-based helicopter.
Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown said six Skamania County Sheriff's deputies and four members of the Clark-Skamania Task force spent Saturday removing thousands of marijuana plants from a large grow in the Dog Creek area just North of SR 14.
Brown said the grow was in extremely rugged terrain. He said the team became disoriented on Saturday as daylight started to run out.
Three of the deputies were apparently so dehydrated and exhausted they could not move on their own. Brown said the crew did not have lights or supplies to move in the dark so they all stayed overnight with the injured members.
Rescue crews reached the stranded deputies early Sunday morning.
Let's see now -- dry mouth, disorientation.
And the deputies went through 27 bags of Doritos after their rescue.
Classic case of the munchies?
Posted by DaveH at August 12, 2007 5:53 PM