75-year-old falls into ravine and goes missing. Then Oregon rescuers got a signal
On July 2, Washington County deputies got reports of a man that had left his Portland home on foot and was potentially endangered, according to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office.
The man left his home without a phone but was wearing a Project Lifesaver bracelet, a GPS tracking bracelet, deputies said.
Search and rescue personnel arrived and a drone was sent out to search for the man, officers said.
A signal from the man's bracelet was picked up and an officer along with their police dog were able to locate the man in 'dense foliage' after he had fallen into a ravine and was unable to get out, officials said.
He was rescued and taken to a local hospital for treatment, officials said.
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