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24C05827 - Colchuck Hiker Death

On June 22nd, 2024 at approximately 1539 hours RiverCom dispatch received a text-to-911 message stating there was a male unconscious and not breathing.  Text-to-911 provides coordinates of the phone and it plotted near Colchuck Lake.  A Chelan County Sheriff’s office search and rescue coordinator requested a helicopter and King County Sheriff’s Office accepted the mission with a 1 hour ETA to the scene.

The reporting party on scene stated CPR was in progress.  After approximately 45 minutes of CPR a person on scene reported the patient had not had a pulse or taken a breath for about 15 minutes.  As a result of this information, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office took the mission instead and responded with a medic.

The CCSO Helicopter was able to transport personnel to the scene and found the hiker, a 19-year-old male from Massachusetts deceased.  He was transported by helicopter to the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery and transferred to the Chelan County Coroner.

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Last Updated: 06/24/2024 04:15 PM

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