Hiker injured at Ludlow Falls
Published 12:01 am Sunday, August 26, 2012
PORT LUDLOW — A 67-year-old New Mexico woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after she slipped and fell about 15 feet down an embankment at Ludlow Falls, Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue officials said.
Chief Brad Martin said the woman was treated for a possible closed head injury and other injuries at the Seattle hospital.
The woman’s identity was not released.
She was hiking with her son and daughter when she lost her footing at about 11 a.m., Martin said.
Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue, East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Naval Magazine Indian Island Station 91 crews extricated the woman from the embankment and carried her about a quarter-mile to a waiting ambulance, Martin said.
Rescuers said the woman lost consciousness after the fall. She was conscious but disoriented during the rescue, Martin said.
The Port Ludlow Falls trail is a short interpretative hike along Ludlow Creek.
