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ST. GEORGE — A 63-year-old woman was in critical condition Monday after falling approximately 30 feet in Snow Canyon State Park. Following a two-hour rescue, the woman was transported to the hospital by Intermountain Life Flight.

The woman was climbing in an area of the park known to canyoneers as Leopard Skin Trail located on Island in the Sky — a popular climbing and rappelling area across from the sand dunes area of the park.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the area around 11:40 a.m. after receiving reports that the woman had fallen 30 feet, Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Chief Deputy Nate Brooksby said.

Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s high-angle team and medical personnel from Ivins EMS responded to the scene and hiked up the steep and rocky terrain to reach the woman.

Medical personnel were able to provide some medical care to the injured woman, giving the high-angle team some time to set up their ropes, Brooksby said.

Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Darrell Cashin, the sheriff’s liaison for Search and Rescue operations, said the woman was in critical condition after sustaining head and back injuries during the fall.