Firefighters rescue an injured hiker in Rocky Narrows Reservation in Sherborn, Massachusetts. (Sherborn Fire Department Photo)
Firefighters rescue an injured hiker in Rocky Narrows Reservation in Sherborn, Massachusetts. (Sherborn Fire Department Photo)

Hiker With “Significant Injuries” Rescued in MA

A LifeFlight medical helicopter was used to help rescue a hiker with significant injuries in Sherborn, Massachusetts on Sunday.

According to officials with the Sherborn Fire Department, firefighters responded to Rocky Narrows Reservation at 4:19 p.m. on Sunday, October 27 for a report of an injured hiker.

The hiker was found roughly a mile into the woods with what officials described as “significant injuries.”

A LifeFlight medical helicopter lands in a field at a school in Sherborn, Massachusetts. (Sherborn Fire Department Photo)
A LifeFlight medical helicopter lands in a field at a school in Sherborn, Massachusetts. (Sherborn Fire Department Photo)

Crews had to carry the patient about a quarter of a mile to a UTV. The vehicle then transported the patient three-quarters of a mile to a nearby school, where a LifeFlight medical helicopter had landed. The patient was then flown to a nearby trauma center.

Officials did not provide details on the cause or extent of the hiker’s injuries.

The Trustees of Reservations’ description of Rocky Narrows says it features 50-foot rock walls and steep wooded hillsides.