Injured woman rescued after falling 20 feet from Vampire Rock
An injured woman was recused Sunday after she fell from Vampire Rock in Boulder Canyon, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies said the Denver woman, 33, was climbing about 4:30 p.m. when she fell approximately 20 feet, injuring both of her ankles.
The woman’s climbing partners lowered her to the base of Vampire Rock while they waited for help.
Rescue teams from the Nederland and Sugarloaf Fire Protection Districts and Rocky Mountain Rescue Group splinted the woman’s ankles and moved her across Boulder Creek to the highway, where she was taken to a hospital.
The rescue took approximately 90 minutes, deputies said.
Other agencies that assisted with this rescue included the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and American Medical Response.





