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1 verified story from Leavenworth, Washington, published October 23, 2026. It is filed under Heroes. It is checked and linked to the original report.

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Rescuers carrying a person on a mountain stretcher along a rocky slope

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Lost hikers carry a stranded woman down on a homemade stretcher

Nine hikers in the Enchantments, including a rope-rescue firefighter, found a hypoglycemic woman off the trail and carried her out on poles, bivy sacks, and rope.

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