DELTA, Colo. (KREX) — On Monday, the Delta County Search and Rescue (DelSAR), activated by the Delta County Sheriff's Office, responded to a report of a hiker who had fallen around 40 feet near Crag Crest on the Grand Mesa.

The hiker, a local woman in her mid-sixties, reportedly sustained injuries after the fall.

Following the initial report, DelSAR launched a coordinated multi-agency response with the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (HAATS), Mesa County Search and Rescue, Delta County Ambulance District, Cedaredge Fire Department, Vail Mountain Rescue Group and Care Flight of the Rockies. Due to the hazardous terrain, the DelSAR team worked to stabilize and extricate the hiker from the steep slope.

After the hiker was recovered, a HAATS helicopter transported h

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