Maine Wardens Rescue Elderly Woman Injured After Dark on Remote Mountain Trail

Maine is a destination state for people who love to hike. In addition to ocean-side, rocky hiking trails, we're also home to hundreds of miles of mountainous trails and even the end of the Appalachian Trail.

And while Maine certainly has its fair share of challenging climbs, there are also several popular spots that people of all skill levels tend to frequent.

One of those hikes is the journey up Maine's famous Tumbledown Mountain.

Tumbledown Mountain is situated near the town of Weld, Maine. It's a fairly short drive from Farmington and only a few miles away from the scenic Mount Blue State Park. As a kid, I spend many summers at that state park and have summitted Tumbledown Mountain on more than one occasion.

Not only is this a popular mountain in Maine, but it's also part of the Appalachian mountain range and features a pond at the top that you can swim in.

Once when we were kids, my dad sprained his ankle after literally tumbling down Tumbledown, but I digress.

According to an article from WGME 13, the Maine Warden Service was deployed to Tumbledown Mountain after dark on Friday night for reports of an elderly woman who had fallen and suffered an apparent head injury.

The news station reported that Maine wardens, who were able to reach the woman and her friend on the Parker Ridge Trail, assessed the Massachusetts woman and determined she could walk down with assistance.

After they got to an area where an ATV could go, they were able to take her the rest of the way out on that, according to WGME.

Fortunately, it appears as though the woman will be OK, thanks in large part to the amazing rescue efforts of the Maine Warden Service.