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A medical helicopter transported the woman to a trauma center.

First responders rescued a hiker who was seriously injured at the Rocky Narrows Preserve in Sherborn on Sunday afternoon, authorities say.

At 4:19 p.m., emergency personnel responded to the reservation on Forest Street after receiving a report of an injured hiker. according to a statement from the Sherborn Fire and Rescue Department.

The hiker was found approximately a mile into the woods with “significant injuries,” according to the release.

Medical interventions began within 18 minutes of dispatch of the incident.

The Sherborn Fire Department drove a UTV about three-quarters of the way to the patient, according to the release, and crews had to transport the hiker from the incident scene about a quarter-mile back to the UTV through “difficult terrain.”

UMass Memorial LifeFlight, a medical helicopter, landed at Pine Hill School to transport the patient to a trauma center, the department said.

Seventeen members of the Sherborn Fire and Rescue Department, including the Drone Unit, as well as Sherborn Police responded.

Mutual aid from Dover, Framingham, Holliston, Millis, Ashland and Natick also assisted in the rescue.

“The response to today’s incident in Sherborn demonstrates why departments in our region train together regularly,” said the The Holliston Fire Department said in a statement.. “Staff from multiple agencies worked together to seamlessly complete the incident objectives.”

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Lindsay Shachnow covers general assignment news for Boston.comreporting on breaking news, crime and politics in New England.

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