A runner who broke his ankle in a national park in Washington crawled for nearly eight hours to find help
"Carrying a charged cell phone and displaying incredible grit and determination to self-rescue likely prevented more serious injury in this case," Jefferson County Search and Rescue said in a statement posted on Facebook.Around 5 p.m. Friday, the runner was injured on the Duckabush River Trail in the Olympic National Park, Washington, according to the release. He was about 10 miles from the trailhead and his cell phone did not have a signal so he couldn't call for help.
Read MoreA crew from the Brinnon Fire Department along with Jefferson Search and Rescue volunteers responded and started up the trail to find the injured runner. A Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy managed coordination and communication at the trailhead, the release said.A US Coast Guard helicopter hovers as it lowers a rescue basket to hoist the runner out of the park.The runner was located by his voice five to six miles from the spot where he was injured, the release said.
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