2 hikers airlifted from Mount Ellinor

A teen injured his knee trying to help a woman who had fallen into an avalanche chute on Sunday. Both had to be airlifted from the mountain.

MASON COUNTY, Wash. — Rescue crews had to airlift two hikers from Mount Ellinor in the Olympics late Sunday. 

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a woman who had fallen around 1:15 p.m. 

The 51-year-old woman fell into an avalanche chute along a winter route and was suspected of having internal bleeding. 

While responding, the Mason County Special Operations Team and Mason County Search & Rescue found a 16-year-old boy who injured

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