An injured hiker was rescued Monday on Aasgard Pass, south of Leavenworth, after crews spent the night on the mountain awaiting safe extraction efforts, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office reported .

The 21-year-old male hiker alerted 911 through a text at approximately 6:12 p.m. on August 11. RiverCom Dispatch received the report from an unknown caller near Colchuck Lake.

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