This is a quick synopsis of the events that occurred
Wednesday night June 6, 2012. Nick and Jamie Hilton and I went to Hells Canyon to fish for salmon. We arrived at 7pm and Nick got Jamie set up to start fishing while
he and I finished getting setup. We were fishing on the culvert which is a
large concrete structure that was used to divert water during the construction
of the dam (I think). Jamie had her line in the river and her line had a hit on
it. Nick instructed her to pull on the line to set the hook when the bobber
action occurred. Within a few minutes another hit occurred and told her to lift
up to set the hook. Jamie did and stepped back, lost her footing and fell
backwards off the platform. Nick watched the fall and called out to her. She
had fallen 10-12 feet and landed on her back on two large rocks and slid off
onto the ground. Nick got to her first and we began to assess the situation. No
blood. No broken bones. She was non-responsive and was not breathing. Nick
began to pick her up and she began to breathe again. I told him not to move her
but he could not leave her in that condition and but her back up on the deck.
After making sure she was somewhat stable efforts were made to get help. 911
was called and the EMT unit arrived from Halfway Oregon sometime around 830pm.
Life Flight was notified to be en route and efforts were made for extraction.
Jamie was somewhat responsive but had obviously sustained a major head injury.
She was put into the helicopter at 1115pm Wednesday night heading for Boise. Nick and I drove to Boise and arrived at 130am Thursday. Jamie underwent a
CT scan and immediate surgery to relieve the pressure of the cranial cavity on
the brain. A portion of her skull was removed to allow for the swelling. After
surgery she was put into the ICU where she has been sedated and placed on a
breathing machine. They monitor her progress every hour and have been able to
elicit responses from her. Her condition is progressing but it is a critical
time.
I will give you more updates as they occur. Thanks
for all you are doing. It will be a long road for Nick, Jamie and their family.
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