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CRIME & SAFETY
Rescue operation supported by volunteer group
Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, Burien resident Lindsay Foster found herself in need of help after she broke her leg hiking with friends. Foster is an avid hiker and has been backpacking for over six years. Before the incident, she was hiking with her friends on the Watson Anderson Lake Trail in the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. According to the Washington Trail Association, the trail is six miles with an elevation gain of 1,100 feet, the highest point being 4,900 feet.
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