A Camas man was among two climbers rescued from Mount Stuart in the Cascade Range after he suffered a life-threatening injury in a fall caused by a boulder that broke free.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Jim Schiller, 59, of Happy Valley, Ore., called authorities Sunday evening saying his climbing partner had been leaning on a rock that dislodged, causing him to fall nearly 50 feet.
Tim Pate, 64, of Camas was unresponsive when Schiller traversed down to him, the sheriff’s office said.
A Naval Air Base helicopter from Whidbey Island was requested by the sheriff’s office, and crews hoisted Pate into the aircraft Sunday night.
