Video shows man's rescue after falling under bridge in Washington state

U.S. Video shows man's dramatic rescue from beneath Washington state bridge By Emily Mae Czachor Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Emily Mae Czachor May 3, 2026 / 11:49 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A dramatic video shows a man's rescue from under a bridge in Washington state, after emergency responders said he fell down a steep embankment and became stranded in the area's slick, mountainous terrain.In the footage, a rescuer is seen using a rope to reach the man by scaling down the side of the embankment, which dips hundreds of feet below the High Steel Bridge in northwestern Washington's Mason County. Once the rescuer retrieves the man successfully, the video shows both of them being hoisted back up to safety.  The man was uninjured, said Mason County Search and Rescue, which was one of several groups that responded to the incident. The organization shared the video of the rescue on Facebook with a warning for future visitors, as well as a reminder that the canyon below the High Steel Bridge is closed by federal order. "The terrain looks hikeable. It is not," the organization said. "It is steep, slippery, and unforgiving — and it has taken lives."The High Steel Bridge spans a deep gorge along a section of the Skokomish River, which runs through the Olympic National Forest. People are currently prohibited from entering the area directly below and surrounding the bridge, under the terms of an order from the U.S. Forest Service that is set to remain in place until November. The order has been in place since November 2024 and was originally enacted for safety reasons, with officials saying at the time that it aimed to reduce "the number of rescue and recoveries required by county resources...