Crime & Safety
Injured Hiker Rescued At Victor Falls City Park
Bonney Lake Police say the hiker was stuck at the park overnight after taking a fall and being unable to hike out.
BONNEY LAKE, WA — The Bonney Lake Police Department and several other emergency services are at Victor Falls Park helping an injured hiker who was stuck in the park overnight.
According to police, the woman had been hiking the in the park Tuesday, but took a fall and had been unable to hike out. Victor Falls City Park is within Bonney Lake city limits, and according to the city's website, the trails there have not been maintained due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fortunately, despite the park's closure, someone found the hiker at the bottom of the falls early Wednesday. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, police are still on scene and trying to render aid.
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It's unknown how severely the hiker was injured, but stills from the rescue show the woman being loaded onto a stretcher for treatment.
***Update Female was brought up safely and is being attended to. pic.twitter.com/CAS2W4MRJt
— BonneyLakePolice PIO (@BLPoliceDept) October 13, 2021
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