First responders from multiple Clallam jurisdictions took part in a rescue of a man who fell over an embankment at the Elwha River near Highway 112.
At around 7 p.m., the man was hauled to safety using ropes, a harness and litter, according to Assistant Chief Mike DeRousie of Clallam Fire District No. 2.
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He was transported to Olympic Medical Center after 7 p.m. with leg and back pain, said DeRousie.
District 2 initially responded at approximately 4:30 p.m. for a report of a man who fell about 20 feet down an embankment at the former Elwha Dam site near Highway 112.
Personnel from Clallam Districts 2 and 3, Port Angeles Fire Department and Clallam County Search and Rescue assisted in the rescue.