**UPDATE** Video Available: Hiker missing 1 week in Olympic National Park, Coast Guard hoists to safety

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/24/2017 08:09 PM EDT

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July 24, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
Contact: 13th District Public Affairs
Office: (206) 220-7237
After Hours: (206) 251-3237

**UPDATE** Video Available: Hiker missing 1 week in Olympic National Park, Coast Guard hoists to safety

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles assists local responders, July 23, 2017, in medically evacuating a 71-year-old female hiker who reportedly went missing for a week in the Olympic National Park. The hiker reportedly suffered from dehydration and fatigue and was safely transferred to awaiting medical personnel at the Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. 

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