RESCUE OPERATION
Lane Co. Sheriff's Office On 05/09/2023 just after 9:00am, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received information about an injured logger in the woods near of Richardson Upriver Rd. outside of Walton. The 32-year-old logger sustained serious injuries to his pelvis, leg and head after being struck by a moving boulder, leaving him stranded down in a canyon nearly 1000ft away from the roadway. A second logger had also been struck by the boulder but sustained less-severe injuries to his lower-leg. Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue personnel responded and made their way down to the injured logger by foot. Search and Rescue personnel began preparing to initiate a complex steep-angle rope rescue when the United States Coast Guard was able to arrive in the area with a rescue helicopter. The severely injured patient was able to be hoisted up to the helicopter via the rescue basket. A Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue coordinator was also brought into the helicopter to continue