October 8, 2011
From KMTR.com
SALEM -- A rescue mission is under way for a Portland man injured
during a hunting trip on Mt. Jefferson.
Mike McLaughlin injured his knee while he was hunting with his
son-in-law, Brett Yeager, early Friday morning, according to
Yeager's father.
The two had gone up Thursday night and on Friday afternoon
decided to switch locations, Gary Yeager said.
“They were all packed and ready to go when Mike just stepped
funny,” he added. “He couldn’t put any pressure on it.”
Brett Yeager then set the tent back up and made sure McLaughlin
was in a sleeping bag and had plenty of food, then he started hiking
back out.
He traveled seven miles in just over two hours before he was able
to get a cell signal and call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office decided McLaughlin would be okay overnight.
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