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Woman injured on Beltzville trail

A Carbon county woman was seriously injured Saturday afternoon while hiking the Sawmill Trail at Beltzville Lake.

The trail runs from Pohopoco Drive to Old Mill Road.

The woman was hiking with several family members when she was injured. She was extricated from the trail by members of the Franklin township fire company and park rangers.

A medical transport helicopter was requested to the scene but weather conditions were a factor. The patient was treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics.

COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS