Sisters woman rescued at Smith Rock

Medics and a search and rescue team came to the aid of a Sisters woman who suffered from a medical incident while hiking at Smith Rock last Friday.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, at approximately 11:50 a.m. Deschutes County 911 Dispatch received a cell phone call regarding a 65-year-old female hiker, on the Misery Ridge Trail near the back side of Monkey Face, who was in distress.

The caller said Barbara Hicks became dizzy, tired and unable to stand on her own. Redmond Fire Department responded to the area with medics and a raft in which to cross the Crooked River for the quickest access to Hicks. Fire medics reached and treated Hicks on the trail.

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue responded with a Mountain Rescue Team of nine volunteers.

With the use of the Redmond Fire Department raft, the volunteers and a wheeled litter were ferried across the river and they made their way up to Hicks.

Hicks was transported down the trail by using the wheeled litter and a rope system. Hicks was then transported across the river on the raft and transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond by Redmond Fire Ambulance.