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Drunken man rescued after fall off bridge

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — A man who was walking home from a party Friday morning had to be rescued after he fell off a bridge near Maple Valley.

Maple Valley firefighters were called to the bridge in the 24100 block of Highway 18 around 7 a.m. for a high-angle rescue.

Crews used ropes to retrieve the man.

Rescuers said the man was intoxicated and said he had been at a party.

His condition is not known.