Kimberly Haines, missing since Monday, was reunited with her family Thursday afternoon, after King County Search and Rescue pinpointed her location, near Crater Lake. She walked off the Guardian One helicopter without assistance and said repeatedly she was OK.

Haines, a teacher in the Edmonds School District and an experienced hiker, had several scrapes on her arms and legs and appeared to have suffered a head injury during her extended ordeal. Her dog, Rainey, was also rescued and appeared to be well, although both patients were taken for medical evaluation Thursday afternoon.

They had been missing since July 31. Haines’ family reported that night that the hadn’t returned from a hike on the Mt. Teneriffe Trail. Her car was found at the trailhead.

Rescuers searched day and night for Haines, and were able to pinpoint her location Thursday morning, with data from her mobile phone. The phone was turned off for some unknown reason, so no one had been able to contact Haines by phone, but the data indicated a one-mile-square area that her phone had been.

“We found her at Crater Lake, on the back side of Mount Si, near Lake Hancock,” said Search and Rescue spokesman Alan LaBissioniere.

A rescue team transported to the search area by helicopter Thursday morning made “voice contact” with Haines in the early afternoon.

“They were screaming her name and I believe her dog barked,” said LaBissionere. They continued calling until she answered to confirm her identity, “and that’s how they ended up finding her.”

At 2:23 p.m., the King County Sheriff’s Office reported at 2:23 p.m. that searchers had made voice contact with Haines and were sending a helicopter to retrieve her.

She was met at Torguson Park in North Bend by many members of her family and taken to an area hospital for examination. Her dog, Rainey, also appeared to have minor injuries and was taken to a veterinarian for examination.

Guardian One arrives at Torguson Park with rescued hiker Kimberly Haines and her dog, Rainey, on board. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller

Family members wave as an ambulance prepares to transport Haines to an Issaquah hospital. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller

Haines’ sister flashes a joyous smile as she sits next to her in the ambulance. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller

A rescuer walks Rainey, Haines dog, from the helicopter to waiting family members. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller

Haines husband reacts as he sees her for the first time since Monday, as she disembarked from the rescue helicopter. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller

Haines, suffering from scrapes and a head injury, waits to be loaded into an ambulance. Photo courtesy of Mary Miller