A hiker was rescued by Juneau Mountain Rescue after getting stuck in a gully this past weekend at Eaglecrest Ski Area.
According to an announcement from the Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Troopers received a report on Sunday of a women who was stuck in a gully. The troopers contacted Alaska Mountain Rescue to carry out the rescue.
Jackie Ebert is the operations lead for Alaska Mountain Rescue. She said a team of 10 people helped to assist in the rescue.
Ebert said the hiker was alone on a trail to Ben Stewart Mountain when she took a wrong turn.
Ebert said the hiker became stranded in a heavy forested section with a gully drainage.
“She did the right thing by stopping and calling for help,” said Ebert.
Ebert said the rescue team used position data from the hiker’s cellphone to find her and then used a drone to pinpoint her exact location.
Ebert said a member of the rescue team was lowered down to help the hiker out. Ebert explained the process.
“We lower an attendant down to the subject — so a person, one of our rescuers — and then they secure the subject by putting a harness on them and tying them into the rope.”
Ebert said the hiker was pulled out of the gully and was able to walk back down the trail.
Ebert said that from the time they got the call from the Alaska State Troopers, it took about four hours to rescue the hiker.
There were no injuries reported.
