A day trip for four friends turned into an overdue family member on Saturday evening. On
February the 25 th, Jack Folk (of Battleground, WA) called the Klickitat County Department of
Emergency Management 911 center to report his wife, Holly, was missing or overdue.
Holly and three friends had intended on traveling to a remote area east of Glenwood for the day. None of
the friends had been heard from since leaving cellular phone service. Jack was able to relay
travel route information to deputies and Yakama Tribal Police.
Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Joe Riggers and Deputy Dwayne Matulovich
responded to the call in an attempt to locate the group. After 3 ½ hours the group was located by
the Sheriff’s Office deputies approximately eight miles north on Summit Creek Road. The
group’s two vehicles were stuck in the snow, and all four friends were healthy. The other
members of the group were Chris Locke and Shannon Gruelle of Carson, WA and Michelle
Kohn of Ridgefield, WA.
Over the next five hours, Sergeant Riggers and Deputy Matulovich (with assistance from group
members) were able to work their way out of the snow, and bring the group out to Goldendale.