Search-and-rescue teams save 3 stranded hikers on Three Fingers mountain

GRANITE FALLS — After 32 hours in the cold, three hikers stranded on Three Fingers mountain over the weekend were rescued by Snohomish County Search and Rescue teams.

On Friday, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office was notified of three “distressed” hikers who were stuck in thick fog and rain, 2 miles from the lookout on the mountain, according to the sheriff’s office. The hikers were not equipped for overnight sleeping, and there was significant snow on the ground.

The sheriff’s office search and rescue coordinator was able to reach the hikers via cell phone. They were siblings in their 20s, who had traveled from out of state, and were “very wet and cold,” police said. They had almost slid down a heavily snowed-in area with a steep slope and could not make it back because of the conditions.

Rescue teams used E-bikes and all-terrain vehicles for 8 miles to reach the trailhead. The ground team then hiked an additional 7 miles to reach the endangered hikers, according to police. They reached the hikers within nine hours.

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