AFR: Falling boulder leaves 3 hikers injured near Embudo Canyon

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three people were injured after a boulder fell on them while they were hiking Wednesday on the Embudo Trail in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue received a report about a group of injured hikers at Embudo Canyon. They arrived with APD, BCSO and multiple other agencies and found three hikers injured.

Two of them suffered severe injuries and were flown to UNM Hospital after the winds died down. There is no word on their condition as of now.

The other hiker reportedly had a minor leg injury and went to the hospital in a personal vehicle.

In total, they found 25 hikers. They accounted for all the hikers and checked them for injuries before releasing them.