Hiker with injured knee on Cold Springs Trail rescued by first responders Monday afternoon

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A female hiker with an injured knee was brought down from Cold Springs Trail north of Montecito by first responders Monday afternoon.

Around 3:30 p.m., crews were dispatched to Cold Springs Trail for an injured hiker stated the Montecito Fire Department to Your News Channel.

Firefighters from the Montecito Fire Department and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office's Search and Rescue Team found the woman with a knee injury about one mile up the west fork of the Cold Springs Trail detailed the Montecito Fire Department.

According to Montecito Fire, the woman was safely brought to the trailhead using a stokes basket where she was evaluated by paramedics and she agreed to take herself to the hospital for further medical treatment.