Hiker Rescued Near Boulder Foothills

BOULDER, CO -- A woman who had fallen off a trail was rescued Thursday by Boulder County emergency workers.

The hiker, age 54, fell between 10-15 feet and broke her collarbone as well as "having a number of abrasions," the Boulder Sheriff's Office said.

Other hikers called 911 around noon to say that the injured woman and a 71-year-old male companion were trapped on the rock face and would need help getting down.

The woman and her hiking partner had been exploring the Front Porch rock formation for a technical rock climb, the Boulder Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

The Front Porch rock formation is located south of the NCAR water tower site between Satan's Slab and Mallory Cave.

It took rescue personnel 90 minutes to locate the injured woman and her hiking partner, and an additional two-and-a-half hours to extricate her from the rock face, the sheriff's bulletin said. Once rescued from the rock face, the woman walked back to her car and later went to the hospital by private vehicle for medical treatment.

Personnel from the Sheriff's Emergency Services Unit, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder Fire, and American Medical Response all participated in the rescue effort, the sheriff's office said.

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