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Archive Home > 2007 > April > 30 > Rescuers' practice could someday be a lifeline

Rescuers' practice could someday be a lifeline

Deschutes County mountain rescue team ends weeklong training in time for a busy outdoor season

By Nancy Pasternack / The Bulletin
April 30, 2007

Rushing water, rock spirals and snow-covered mountains attract people in droves to Central Oregon.

As a result, search and rescue teams in the area keep busy year-round.

On Sunday, 12 mountain rescue volunteers from Deschutes County Search and Rescue gathered in Sawyer Park to practice rigging....

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