Girl rescued after fall over Wallace Falls near Gold Bar
Sep 9, 2012, 10:16 AM | Updated: 11:40 am
A 17-year-old girl who fell into lower Wallace Falls, near Gold Bar Saturday, has been rescued.
The girl, who was hiking with a friend on September 8, dropped 20 feet over the lower falls, missing any rocks, and pulled herself out of the water and onto the nearby shore.
Her hiking partner called 911 and rescue crews from Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue arrived on the scene. The crew used a rope system to lift the girl back up the cliff from the inaccessible riverbank below.
“She fell 20 feet down into the falls. She went into the water – she’s a very lucky young lady, she had no other injuries,” said Snohomish County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Rodney Rochon.
According to Lieutenant Rochon, the waterfall is fed by glacier melt and was extremely cold and fast. Despite these conditions, the girl returned home with no serious injuries.
