CUSTER, S.D. – One woman was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency near the top of Black Elk Peak.
Custer County Search and Rescue said it was called to the area at 5:30 MT Sunday morning. Search and rescue said the woman and her friends had hiked to the summit to watch the sun rise.
She tried to hike back down but had severe abdominal pain. Crews carried the woman to an ATV as her condition worsened.
The woman was transported by ambulance to the Custer hospital for treatment.
