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Video shows man's dramatic rescue from beneath Washington state bridge
A dramatic video shows a man's rescue from under a bridge in Washington state, after emergency responders said he fell down a steep embankment and became stranded in the area's slick, mountainous terrain.
TL;DR
- A man was dramatically rescued via rope after falling down a steep embankment near the High Steel Bridge in Washington state.
- The man was retrieving a drone when he slipped and fell, becoming stranded in the mountainous terrain.
- Mason County Search and Rescue and Olympic Mountain Rescue were involved in the technical rescue operation.
- The man was uninjured, but officials warn the terrain is extremely dangerous, steep, slippery, and has been the site of fatalities.
- The area below and surrounding the High Steel Bridge is closed by a U.S. Forest Service order until November due to safety concerns.