A Washington Island resident was able to drive herself to receive medical attention after she fell down a bluff on Sunday. The woman was walking along some rocks near her property after 11 a.m. on Sunday when she slipped and fell approximately 10 feet down the bluff. Unable to get herself back up, the Washington Island Ropes and Rescue Team responded and was able to pull her to safety. Washington Island Police Officer Gary Schultz says with all of the rain the area has received in the last week, areas that are usually not slippery and dangerous might be now.
According to the National Weather Service, communities around northeast Wisconsin received more than 1.5 inches of rain over the weekend, including 2.3 inches on Washington Island, 1.82 inches at Potawatomi State Park, and 1.79 inches in Luxemburg.
