Woman missing after fall into Green River
Jun 15, 2012, 5:45 AM | Updated: 6:47 am
A King County sheriff’s officer says a 22-year-old woman from Kent, Wash., is missing in the fast-flowing Green River while a young man who tried to help her has been rescued.
Sgt. Cindi West said late Thursday night that a search for the woman would resume Friday.
West says the two were part of a group of five hikers on a slippery trail near the Green River Gorge Bridge when the woman fell into the river.
The young man jumped in and grabbed her but she was swept away. The man was later rescued from the river bank.
“When we got to him he was obviously in shock. He was cold, and you could tell he was just beyond upset about what had happened,” King County Sheriff’s spokesman Cindi West tells KING 5. “He said that she had fallen in. He jumped in to try to grab a hold of her. At one point he was able to get a hold of her, but they were separated.”
West says the man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of mild hypothermia.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
