Timberlake Fire Protection District hikes 9 miles to rescue fallen hiker, possible fractured femur

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Timberlake Fire Protection District (TFPD) says it rescued a hiker who fell and possibly fractured their femur Saturday morning.

TFPD says that at 10:24 a.m., crews responded to a person who fell approximately 4.5 miles up a remote trail.

According to TFPD’s Facebook post, the trail the person was on was inaccessible to vehicles, which made crews hike nearly three hours to reach them…

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