Woman found after being lost outside of Lyons for two days

Mitchell Byars, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Sep. 27—Boulder County rescue crews were able to rescue a 69-year-old woman who got lost on a trail in the Boulder County foothills west of Lyons for two days.

According to a release, dispatchers were called on Sunday about a 69-year-old woman who went missing from the Conifer Hill Road area in northwest Boulder County.

Crews responded to the area but were not able to locate the woman, and called in aerial, dog and ground search teams.

After three hours, rescuers reported hearing a voice calling for help and were able to locate the woman.

She told rescuers she had been lost since Friday after taking a wrong turn while hiking off trail. She was uninjured but was fatigued and dehydrated.

Searchers provided her with food and water, and with assistance from searchers she was assisted out of the wilderness to her residence.

She declined any additional medical care.

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Boulder Emergency Squad, Front Range Rescue Dogs, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Lyons Fire Protection District and Allenspark Fire Protection District all responded to the call.