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Photo by Jacob Bushnell Photo taken by EMT, on the trail, en route to the injured hiker. This is lower Ball Lake, showing a scree field that is similar to the one the hiker was injured in.

Photo by Jacob Bushnell Photo taken by EMT, on the trail, en route to the injured hiker. This is lower Ball Lake, showing a scree field that is similar to the one the hiker was injured in.

July 27, 2017

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SAR team rescues injured hiker from remote location
July 27, 2017 1 a.m.

SAR team rescues injured hiker from remote location

BONNERS FERRY — Even for the most proficient of hikers, accidents can happen. A wrong turn, a wrong step, a sudden change of weather: all these things can turn an idyllic day in the wilderness into a nightmare scenario. The greatest danger, even to those prepared, is the distance from adequate help or rescue.