CARMEL >> Around 16 hours after being reported missing, a 69-year-old woman was rescued in Garrapata State Park after falling from a trail Wednesday afternoon.

At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and California State Parks were notified of a hiker that had not returned from a trip to Garrapata State Park’s Soberanes Trail. The family reported the woman routinely hikes the area and had set out for the trail around 2 p.m.

After the hiker did not return home, the family began searching around 6 p.m. and located her parked car near the trail entrance. The family also reported the missing hiker has medical conditions which put her at risk.

Once they were notified, Monterey County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, California State Parks and Monterey County Urban Search and Rescue began their search for the hiker. The search lasted until about 2 a.m. before being suspended for the night.

The search continued at 7 a.m. when Search and Rescue Teams from Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties joined the mission. CalFire drones, a CHP helicopter and a California Rescue Dog Association K9 team also joined the search efforts.

The missing hiker was located around 12:30 p.m. A search team was calling out her name and heard the woman’s faint voice responding. She had minor injuries after falling off the main trail.

The hiker was extracted via CHP’s H-70 helicopter and transferred to a ground ambulance which transported her to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.