Boulder Hiker Injured In 30-Foot Fall Off Bear Canyon Trail

Boulder CO

25 October, 2021

11:51 AM

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BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Crews rescued a 74-year-old Boulder woman after she fell 30 feet down an embankment from the Bear Canyon Trail, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said. A Boulder ranger was the first to arrive and found the woman hanging onto a tree on the hillside, the office said. The Rocky Mountain Rescue Group arrived and secured the woman with a rope to keep her from falling, before she was carried to safety and taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Don't miss the latest news updates in Boulder: Free Boulder Patch Newsletters and Email Alerts | Facebook | Twitter The extent of the woman's injuries was not known. The rescue took around two hours, officials said.