Hiker rescued after falling out of tree and getting lost in Washington woods for nearly a week
By Caitlin McCormack
Published June 24, 2025, 7:02 p.m. ET
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A hiker survived nearly a week lost in the woods of Washington state, including a fall from a tree, and was finally saved after someone heard his desperate cries for help.
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The man’s calls in the woods of Suquamish were heard by a nearby tribe member who called 911 on Saturday around 12:30 a.m. to alert authorities, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said.
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A hiker was rescued after spending four or five days lost in the woods in Washington. Kitsap County Sheriff
When a sheriff’s deputy arrived, he too heard a “faint, distressful voice coming from the woods from a man saying he had fallen from a tree,” the office wrote in a Facebook post.
The deputy quickly helped form a search party with assistance from the Washington Explorer Search and Rescue, Kitsap Search Dogs, Olympic Mountain Rescue, and the Suquamish Tribal Police Department.
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Another person is almost a Darwin Award winner!
Unprepared for a day in the woods; let alone a week. Sorry but Mother Nature doesn’t forgive foolishness easily. Look at the number of organizations, amount of human hours, and just the sheer effort. Who pays for all that?
No compass, no map, no cell phone … …. I could go on and list all the things that he should have had. Not the least of which is a hiking buddy.
Hiking alone is a sure fire way of winning that Darwin Award!
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