LITTLETON, MASS. (WHDH) -

The Littleton Police Department says an injured hiker had to be rescued from an area near the beaver dam off Colonial Drive Friday.

Authorities located a 54-year-old woman who was suffering from a broken ankle and carried her about half a mile out of the secluded location, according to a release issued by the department.

The woman was transported to Emerson Hospital for treatment.

She was hiking the trail alone when she suffered the injury.

No further information was released.

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