Boulder County, Colo. - On Thursday, August 20, 2020, at approximately 12:53 p.m. the Boulder County Communications Center was notified of an injured hiker on a social trail near the 2.6-mile marker of Flagstaff Road.

The hiker, a 22-year-old female from Minnesota, was hiking down a steep slope when she tripped, causing her fall and sustain an injury.

Boulder Fire-Rescue members and AMR paramedics provided medical care to the injured party. Members from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group completed a technical litter evacuation. The injured hiker was transported to an area hospital.

Members from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Park, City of Boulder Fire-Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to the incident.

The associated Boulder County Sheriff’s Office case number is: #20-3701.

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/s/ David Booton, Sergeant Emergency Services