Search and Rescue team from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station rescued a 46-year-old woman off Mount Stuart in the Cascades Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7, according to a Navy press release.

The woman fell about 300 feet while hiking in the snow, breaking her wrist and suffering numerous cuts and bruises.

On the heels of that rescue, SAR was called out to Tower Rock, near Randle, Wash. yesterday afternoon after a base jumper sustained serious injuries to his legs and chest, according to the Navy.
The man was hoisted in a litter and flown aboard the Navy’s MH-60S Knighthawk to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

NAS Whidbey Island SAR has launched on 21 search and rescue missions and three medical evacuations this year, resulting in 36 lives saved.

The Navy SAR unit is specifically based here for search and rescue missions for the EA-18G Growler aircraft as well as other squadrons and personnel assigned to the installation. The base also has an agreement to assist Washington State with medical evacuations and search and rescue activities.