A husband and wife were rescued today about 1,000 feet below the Mt. Adams summit, a point they reached only to get stuck late Thursday on their way down when terrain turned icy, authorities said.
At about 10:42 p.m., crews were called on to rescue the husband and wife who were stranded by bad weather and dealing with medical complications, according to emergency police scanners monitored at The Columbian.
A search and rescue official said Thursday night the twosome was poorly equipped, cold and likely dehydrated.
They were retrieved today at about 10:30 a.m. They were given food and water and walked down the mountain under their own power, said Steve Sutliff of the Yakima County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team.
The Tacoma-area climbers are in their 50s.
