Crime & Safety
Bellevue Woman Rescued After Fall Along Coal Creek Trail
The elderly woman was tangled in brush, according to Bellevue fire.
BELLEVUE, WA - Bellevue firefighters executed a high-angle rescue Thursday afternoon along the Coal Creek Trail. An elderly woman fell down an embankment along the edge of the trail, according to firefighters.
The woman was hoisted from the side of the embankment, freed from brush that she was tangled in.
Although not a difficult trail, the Coal Creek Trail follows high along a creek in some spots. Bellevue fire reported that the woman was in stable condition after being rescued.
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Elderly female walking the Coal Creek trail just rescued after she fell down an embankment and became tangled in brush. She is in stable condition pic.twitter.com/5gXvn5K7jT
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) August 30, 2018
Image courtesy Bellevue fire
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