PARK BUTTE
Whatcom County - Mt Baker National Forest - 37N-7E-2
July 17, 2018: A Washington man was killed over the weekend when he fell off a fire lookout near Mt. Baker.
The man had been hiking with friends Saturday when he began climbing a part of the structure overhanging a cliff.
Witnesses reported hearing a noise but couldn't find the man. He was finally located in a state of unconsciousness approximately 90-feet below the building. During the rescue flight aboard a helicopter, he died.
The man had been hiking with friends Saturday when he began climbing a part of the structure overhanging a cliff.
Witnesses reported hearing a noise but couldn't find the man. He was finally located in a state of unconsciousness approximately 90-feet below the building. During the rescue flight aboard a helicopter, he died.