CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. — A weekend hike that could have been tragic had a happy ending on Saturday after rescuers rappelled down a ridge at Saddle Mountain State Park to rescue a hiker stranded 40 feet up on a “knife-edge” ridge.

Cannon Beach Fire crews, along with Gearhart and Hamlet Volunteer Fire Departments and Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, responded to reports of a hiker stranded on a 3-foot-wide ridge at Saddle Mountain State Park on Nov. 29, around 2 p.m. Tidings Context

Saddle Mountain’s upper ridges are narrow, exposed, and prone to sudden weather shifts, making rescues a regular challenge for Clatsop County crews.

The hiker was found 1.5 miles up the trail, 40 feet up, and the U.S. Coast Guard attempted a helicopter rescue from the ridge but aborted the mis

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