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Injured woman rescued from Montecito area hiking trail

A 61-year-old woman was rescued from a Montecito hiking trail Friday — Montecito Fire Department

Published November 26, 2021 5:03 pm

MONTECITO, Calif. – Firefighters and search and rescue crews rescued a woman from a Montecito area hiking trail after she suffered an ankle injury while on a hike.

It happened around 3 p.m. Friday on the Hot Springs trail in the hills above Montecito.

Montecito Fire Department and the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Team responded to the popular hiking trail after a 61-year-old woman hurt her ankle while on the hike and was unable to keep going.

Crews hiked up to the woman's location, loaded her into an off-road stretcher and brought her down the trail.

She was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment of her injuries.

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