On August 8th at 4:18 pm, the Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to assist a female hiker experiencing a complication from a prior medical issue on the Whitewater Creek Trail in the Willamette National Forest. The female hiker is part of a group with three other hikers and is believed to be several miles from the trailhead. The group is reported to have been well prepared to be in the wilderness for multiple nights. Search and Rescue Teams are responding to the trailhead and will not reach the group for several hours. The hikers are in cell phone range and are able to provide updates to first responders as needed.
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