A woman injured while hiking in Los Padres National Forest was airlifted to a Santa Barbara hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
Shortly before 5 p.m., the 20-year-old victim fell some 30 feet from a trail near the White Rock Day Use Picnic Area along Paradise Road, and suffered head and neck injuries, said Mike Eliason, a Fire Department spokesman.
U.S. Forest Service firefighters were the first to reach the scene, and were assisted by county firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team members.
The woman was hoisted into a county helicopter and flown to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment.
Her name and details on her condition were not available.
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