Search and rescue crews rescued an injured hiker in rural Deschutes County on Sunday, according to a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office news release.

At 10:42 a.m. on Sunday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an injured hiker at the intersection of Scott Pass Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, near South Matthieu Lake.

Bruce Slayden, 65, of Sisters, told dispatch that his wife Nora Slayden, also 65 and of Sisters, had hurt herself and couldn’t continue down the trail. Slayden said the pair had begun at the Lava Camp trailhead earlier that morning and had food and water and could wait until search and rescue arrived. Searchers used GPS coordinates to locate the hikers and were able to receive some text messages to communicate with the couple.

A horse team with three search and rescue members and two horses found the couple around 2 p.m. and determined Nora Slayden needed to be removed by air ambulance. A litter team moved the woman to an air ambulance, which arrived at 4:30 p.m., and she was taken to St. Charles Bend non-life-threatening injuries.