Crews rescue man who fell down Clackamas River embankment
kgw.com
Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:26 PM
CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- Rescuers pulled a man to safety Monday after he fell down a steep embankment on the Clackamas River.
Clackamas County deputies said the 46-year-old man was "extremely intoxicated" as he was walking near Highway 224.
Crews said he fell about 30 feet down and was unresponsive and tangled in blackberry bushes.
A Clackamas Fire rope rescue team was able to pull the man up using a low angle rope system. The man suffered minor injuries in the fall.
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