Hiker falls and injures knee near Wallowa Lake trailhead

Heard on: Wallowa County Public Safety

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Enterprise ambulance, respond to the Wallowa Lake trailhead at the end of Highway 350.

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This will be for a 64-year-old female who was hiking and fell, unable to hike out due to a knee injury.

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She's conscious and breathing.

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Joseph, 1st responders response to Wallowa Lake trailhead.

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This will be for a sixty-four year old female.

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She's conscious and breathing.

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She is currently a quarter of a mile from the trailhead and fell, twisted her ankle, possible knee injury, unable to hike out.

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Thirteen 17 .

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Station 40 , you show me for ahead that way.

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And again, what was the exact location of the patient?

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Reporting party is trying to get her down, but they're not able to hike out.

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She's approximately a quarter mile from the trailhead.

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Copy. Just you're sending just a fire also.

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Affirmative.

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I just paged them out.

2026-09-07 13:12 UTC

Medical Emergency

Power House Rd, Joseph, OR 97846

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical rescue near the Wallowa Lake trailhead by Highway 350 for a 64-year-old female hiker who fell and possibly injured her knee or ankle about a quarter mile from the trailhead. She was conscious and breathing, and the reporting party was unable to get her down the trail.