Injured hiker rescued from Palm Desert trail

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - A hiker was rescued today after suffering an ankle injury on a Palm Desert trail.  

The rescue was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Art Smith Trail, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.   

Crews reached the injured hiker, who was identified only as a woman, on an all-terrain vehicle and took her to an awaiting ambulance. She was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.