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Missing Rappeller Rescued Alive After Two Days
8/17/2025
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Story summary
- Ryan Wardwell, 46, was rescued after being trapped for two days behind a Sierra Nevada waterfall.
- He went missing while rappelling the Seven Teacups waterfalls.
- Search teams deployed drones and helicopters for the rescue operation early Tuesday morning.
- Wardwell was located alive and responsive despite difficult conditions.
