PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A rock climbing accident caused four climbers to fall hundreds of feet while descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains over the weekend. Three were killed in the fall.
The fourth, Anton Tselykh, 38, survived the fall and was able to extricate himself from a tangle of ropes, helmets and other equipment before hiking back to his car in the dark. He was then able to drive to a pay phone and call for help, authorities said Tuesday.
It took Tselykh, who suffered internal bleeding and head trauma, at least a dozen hours to make the trek to the pay phone, Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell said.
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Authorities haven’t yet been able to interview the survivor, who is in a Seattle hospital, said Okanogan County Coroner Dave Rodriguez, so much is still unknown of the fall and Tselykh’s journey…