2 injured in ATV accident near Quilcene

2 injured in ATV accident near Quilcene

A Coast Guard crew member steadies a cable lifting the stretcher and victim into the rescue helicopter.

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Story Published: Mar 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM PDT

Story Updated: Mar 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM PDT

By KOMO Staff

QUILCENE - A 29-year-old man and a girl were airlifted Saturday night from a rugged area at Lake Tarboo, north of Quilcene, after they were injured in accident with an all-terrain vehicle.

The accident took place in a heavily wooded area, and a Coast Guard helicopter was needed to hoist the man from the scene and take him to a local hospital. A chopper crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles responded to the accident.

Video shot by the Coast Guard showed the man being lifted into the helicopter from a wooded area below as he was secured in a stretcher.

The girl was able to make it to a clearing, with the assistance of medics, where an Air Lift Northwest could land and take her to a local hospital.

The names and conditions of the accident victims were not immediately available.

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