The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were dispatched at 12:52 p.m. to a ledge above the Kalama River near Fallert Road after getting a report of a man stranded while trying to find his missing out on dog.
Deputies James Doyle and Landen Jones situated Nathan J. Mueller, 44, of Vancouver, in a location referred to as “greatly timbered” above a cliff over the Kalama River.
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Mueller and his dog were located on a ridge with almost a 100-to-150-foot drop to the ground listed below. Brightbill said the landscape made the rescue efforts harder as the 2 deputies needed to browse through high surface and slick mud.
With military and rappelling backgrounds, the 2 deputies collected medical materials and ready themselves to help Mueller and his dog.
Doyle rappelled down to Mueller and his dog. At the very same time, Jones belayed, a typical strategy for mountain climbers to supply security to the climber as they rappel.
After meeting Mueller, Doyle developed a makeshift harness for Mueller’s dog.
Sometime after warding off down, a Clark County Fire Rope Rescue Team member and Cowlitz County Fire District 5 reached the scene and offered additional support.
Cowlitz County Fire District 5 Fire Chief Sammy Brown informed The Daily News his workers assisted the stranded man stroll back up the hill to more secure ground.
The very first responders had the ability to recover Mueller and his “uncooperative dog,” in spite of some “near falls,” according to the constable’s workplace.
The Daily News, Longview, Wash.
