Texas woman injured after falling 20 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team Member July 26 Balanced Rock Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rocky Mountain National Park.
A woman from Texas suffered severe injuries after falling nearly 20 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials announced Wednesday.
The 41-year-old woman was hiking and scrambling near the Balanced Rock area when she fell Monday morning, a park release said.
The woman called emergency responders on her cellphone about noon.
Rocky Mountain National Park’s Search and Rescue Team found her.
She was extricated using a hoist onto a Colorado National Guard helicopter about 6:15 p.m.
She was then taken to a Flight for Life air ambulance at MacGregor Ranch and flown to Medical Center of the Rockies.
No other information was released by park officials.