Emergency crews used a rope system to rescue a young man who suffered a traumatic head injury after jumping from a rope swing and landing on some rocks in the Washougal River on Monday evening.
Crews from East County Fire & Rescue were called to the 40000 block of Northeast Washougal River Road at about 5:15 p.m.
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