ASHFORD, CT (WFSB) - An injured hiker was rescued in Ashford Sunday afternoon. Officials say that at around 2:53 p.m., units responded to the blue trail of Boston Hollow for the incident. One crew member entered the woods with medical equipment and found the hiker around a quarter mile into the wooded area.

An injured hiker was rescued in Ashford on Sunday and taken to the hospital. Fire crews and medics shortly before 3 p.m. responded to the blue trail in Boston Hollow on the report of an injured hiker, according to the Ashford Volunteer Fire Department.