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Injured Hiker Rescued From Royal Arch Trail In Boulder

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - Rescue groups rushed to Royal Arch Trail in Boulder on Saturday afternoon for an injured woman. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office says the 38-year-old woman was from Denver.

Boulder hiker rescued (BCSO)
(credit: Boulder County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff's official say she was hiking when she injured her leg about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The injury was non-life-threatening.

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group helped carry the woman out on a litter to the trailhead. The woman declined being taken to a hospital by ambulance.

The rescue took about two hours.

City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks assisted with the rescue.

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