Paramedics rescue injured hiker from Pulpit Rock

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A hiker was was carried down steep terrain in a stretcher Sunday after a climb at Pulpit Rock Open Space went awry.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to the scene and carried the injured hiker down with a rope system.

CSFD says paramedics gave the patient pain medication and took them to a local hospital.