Wednesday 6 July 2022 11:03 PM Dramatic moment a climber is airlifted off Mount Hood in Oregon after falling ... trends now
Dramatic footage shows the helicopter rescue of a climber who plummeted at least 700 feet from the face of Mt. Hood in Oregon on Saturday.
The man, identified as a 43-year-old from the Portland suburb of Happy Valley, reportedly lost his grip on his ice axe while climbing a ridge near the mountain's 11,000 foot summit, by a location known as Old Chute.
Witnesses who saw the terrifying plunge said he fell as much as 700 feet, and landed near the Hot Rocks fumarole - a volcanic vent that hot gases are released from - according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
Officials said the victim was tended to by people on the scene, before rescue crews from the Oregon Army National Guard arrived by helicopter to take over and remove the man. It took rescue crews four hours to reach the man, KPTV reported.
The man was taken to a hospital in the Portland area. His condition is unknown at this time, but he suffered 'serious injuries' according to KPTV.
The man, identified as a 43-year-old from the Portland suburb of Happy Valley, reportedly lost his grip on his ice axe while climbing a ridge near the mountain's 11,000 foot summit, by a location known as Old Chute
Mt. hood is over 11,000 feet tall. Saturday's incident was the second in as many weeks involving an air rescue from the same location on the mountain
Video shot from the scene showed the helicopter perched on its belly across a crest of snow along a narrow ridge, its nose and tail hanging over thin air as the mountain's faces slope steeply away to either
