Renton firefighters and partner agencies carried out a complex rope rescue Wednesday after a person fell 70 to 100 feet down a steep hillside off Monterey Drive Northeast, according to Renton Firefighters.
The incident began when Renton police, using a thermal imaging drone during a search, located a person who had gone down the backside of a heavily wooded slope above Maple Valley Highway.
The drop placed the individual in an area that was difficult to access due to thick brush, steep terrain, and sections of vertical rock…