Woman Seriously Injured In Crash Off Boulder County Embankment

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday morning in a crash down a steep embankment in Boulder County. Her vehicle crashed off Flagstaff Road near the Green Mountain Trail, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.

The Boulder County Communications Center received a 911 call just before 10 a.m. from a family member who was concerned about the welfare of the woman, the sheriff's office said. The family member used a phone app to locate the woman in the Flagstaff Mountain area. First responders from multiple agencies responded to the area to search for her.

Two hikers on the Green Mountain Trail heard the woman's vehicle go off the road near the trail, the sheriff's office said. They found the vehicle, with the woman partially ejected.

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"Fortunately, one of the hikers was a nurse and the other was an EMT," the sheriff's office said in a media advisory. "They were able to assess her injuries and direct first responders to their location. The actions of those witnesses was instrumental in ensuring the victim was able to make it to a location where she could receive more advanced medical care."

Search and rescue conducted a technical evacuation and used a litter to get the woman up the steep embankment, authorities said. More than 20 rescue personnel worked for more than two hours to treat and safely evacuate the woman to an ambulance. She was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Crews tried to recover the vehicle but due to the steep terrain and time of day, the vehicle was left in place until a safer solution could be found, authorities said.

Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, American Medical Response, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Boulder Fire Rescue responded to the crash.