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Released by: Dep. Kyle Joye, Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator
Occurred: 4-18-21 1301 hours
Location: Smith Rock State Park
Rescued: Marks, Raili 36 year old female Seattle, Washington
NARRATIVE:
On 4/18/21 at about 1:01 PM, Deschutes County Dispatch received a 911 call from an injured hiker at Smith Rock State Park. The hiker, Raili Marks, had injured herself while hiking on Misery Ridge. It was reported that Marks was near the Misery Ridge overlook and could not walk without assistance. Ten Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue volunteers, along with one Deputy, and members of the Redmond Fire Department responded to the scene.
Redmond Fire Department medics arrived on scene, hiked up to the patient and began to provide medical care while SAR volunteers responded to assist with extrication. SAR volunteers hiked up to Marks location where she was loaded into the wheeled litter and transported down the Misery Ridge Trail to a waiting ambulance. Marks was transported by ambulance to St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond for further medical treatment.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.