The woman was taken to Seattle for emergency treatment and suffered multiple injuries, according to the online fundraiser.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A climber fell approximately 300 feet while trying to summit Deception Mountain and was seriously injured, according to Olympic National Park officials and a fundraiser organized on her behalf.
A spokesman for Olympic National Park said that around 10 a.m. on May 23, a group of four climbers used satellite communications equipment to call for help. Search and rescue crews found the group around noon.
Two park rangers provided medical care to three members of the group before all four climbers were taken off the mountain by helicopter. Officials said the rescue aircraft is a shared resource for Olympic Park, Mount Rainier National Park and North Cascades National Park.
A 41-year-old woman and single mother of two fell about 300 feet down a muddy ravine while climbing Mount Descendants, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by climbing partners.
The woman was flown to Seattle for emergency treatment and suffered multiple injuries, including rib, nose and spinal fractures, an abdominal hematoma, a bruised lung and a head laceration, the fundraiser said.
The fundraiser also said she suffered a cerebellar stroke due to trauma to the vertebral arteries in her neck.
As of Monday, the fundraiser had raised about $48,000 to help pay for medical expenses.
