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Bend, Ore. -- On Wednesday, June 3, at 5:11 p.m., a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Deputy received a report of an ill hiker in need of assistance in the Badlands Wilderness Area east of Bend.

The initial 911 caller reported that her friend, a 75‑year‑old woman from the Portland area, had become ill while hiking and was unable to stand or continue back to the Flat Iron Rock Trailhead. Based on the report, the deputy initiated a callout for Deschutes County Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers.

The SAR team hiked approximately 1.4 miles to reach the patient and her hiking partner. After assessing her condition, volunteers loaded the hiker into a wheeled litter and transported her safely back to the trailhead. An ambulance from Bend Fire & Rescue was staged at the trailhead and took the hiker to St. Charles-Bend for further medical evaluation and treatment.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office thanks SAR volunteers and Bend Fire & Rescue for their quick and coordinated response.

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