PRINEVILLE, OR -- A 49-year-old woman is reportedly in stable condition after getting injured while rock climbing near Ochoco Reservoir. The woman and a climbing partner were north of Highway 26E, Wednesday afternoon, when a rock fell and hit her in the torso. She was knocked off the wall to an eight-foot ledge about 30 feet from the valley floor. 

Crook County Search and Rescue was activated but unable to get to the woman, due to the steep hillside and loose rock. Deschutes County SAR's rope team was dispatched, but again, were unable to reach her. 

An Oregon National Guard Medevac helicopter deployed and arrived in Crook County just after 8 p.m. The helicopter team evacuated the woman and took her to St. Charles Bend.

Photo courtesy of Crook County Undersheriff Bill Elliott