Climber falls, 7 stranded on Oregon's Mount Hood
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rescuers scrambled to Oregon's tallest peak Tuesday after a climber fell several hundred feet and seven others were stranded, authorities said.
Russell Gubele of Mountain Wave Search and Rescue said he was unable to release information about the climber's condition. He said it's unclear how far the climber fell, with reports varying from several hundred feet to 1,000 feet (304 meters).
KOIN-TV reports that video taken from a helicopter showed people performing CPR on the injured climber, who's believed to be a man.
The stranded climbers were on the Hogsback area near the summit of the 11,240-foot (3.4 kilometers) mountain about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of Portland.