May 5, 2020
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Woman rescued after getting leg stuck in rock crevice
Boulder County, Colo. - On Monday, May 4, 2020 at approximately 8:29 p.m., the Boulder County Sheriff's Office was notified of a woman who was stuck on the rock wall located at approximately the 30 mile marker of South St. Vrain Drive in Boulder County, Colorado.
Personnel from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Lyons Fire Department, Rocky Mountain Rescue, and AMR paramedics responded to the scene. Rocky Mountain Rescue found the 27 year old woman had gotten her leg stuck in a rock crevice and could not free herself. She had been stuck for about two hours. Rescuers were able to free the woman's leg and brought her to an ambulance to be evaluated. She decided to self-transport to a local hospital.
The associated case report number for this incident is 20-2003.