2 Injured at Sleeping Giant in Hamden
One person is being lowered by ropes after falling.
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 | Updated 3:07 PM EDT
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Emergency crews were called to help two injured hikers at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden Wednesday.
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Two people fell in separate incidents at Sleeping Giant Park in Hamden.
One person was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital to be treated for a hip injury after slipping and falling on Tower Trail.
A second hiker was climbing a wall on the Blue Trail when a rock fell and struck him in the hand. The rock caused a cut to the man's hand, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for X-rays.
Both incidents happened around 1:45 p.m. and the two people were not on the trails together, according to officials from DEEP.
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