QUILCENE — A 60-year old Port Orchard man was rescued from a mossy and rocky stretch of the Little Quilcene River on Sunday afternoon after a fall resulted in leg injuries.
The man, who was not identified by authorities, was airlifted by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, said Fire Chief Willie Knoepfle of the Discovery Bay Fire Department.
The man had been walking in the river on private property on Lords Lake Loop Road, about 2 miles northwest of U.S. Highway 101 when he slipped and fell on a rock, Knoepfle said.
Because of the slippery rocks and the need for pain management and stability, it took 90 minutes to stabilize and move the patient, he said.
Knoepfle said that in order to carry the man across the slippery rocks, units were called in from East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, Quilcene Fire Department, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue and Brinnon Fire Department.
