Sisters student airlifted from wilderness

Sisters High School junior Rosita Rerat was airlifted from the Three Sisters Wilderness on Friday morning, October 18.

She became ill while preparing to hike with a group of fellow students on the annual Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition (IEE) class trip.

"Rosita's group had already spent a night out there," said her mother Kristine Rerat. "She felt faint as they were getting ready to go in the morning. She sat down for a while and felt better, but as they hiked she got worse."

Rerat began going in and out of consciousness. Group leader Brad Tisdel radioed expedition leader Rand Runco for assistance, and after conferring with an emergency medical technician and a nurse who were also leaders of other groups, the decision was made to call Air Life.

Runco carried Rerat to an area where it was safe for the helicopter to land. Upon her arrival at the emergency room she underwent tests which proved inconclusive as to the cause of her illness.

She was resting at home with her family by Friday afternoon.