ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kittitas County Search & Rescue worked with the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office to rescue an elk hunter in Joe Watt Canyon east of Ellensburg on Saturday.
Around 3 p.m., 45-year-old Jason Mills called 911 and said that he had broken his ankle.
Mills was said to be in stable condition after the injury but could be not moved without assistance. His friends were unable to safely get him down the rocky slope by themselves. First responders arrived with the gear needed to rescue the man.
Eleven Kittitas Search And Rescue (KSAR) round-team volunteers gave Mills medical attention before taking him to his elk camp before a friend drove him to the hospital.
“Thank you to the KSAR volunteers who spent their Saturday afternoon coming to the rescue yet again,” wrote a KSAR spokesperson in a press release.
On Saturday 10/28 at around 3pm, 45-year-old elk hunter Jason Mills called Kittcom to report he'd broken his ankle while...
Posted by Kittitas County Sheriff on Sunday, October 29, 2023
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