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Show Woman Injured In Accident Miss Andrea Hernandez, 27 of Miami, Florida, recived injuries to her right hand when a boulder loosened by her weight fell upon it, while she was hiking in Arches National Na-tional Monument Sunday. Miss Hernandez and two companions were hiking off the designated trail southwest south-west of Navajo Arch when she put her hand on a boulder bould-er to steady herself. The boulder began to move and as she backed away she fell and the boulder rolled onto her hand. Her companions helped her to the parking lot and she was driven to Allen Memorial Hospital where she underwent surgery to repair re-pair the damaged hand. Her companions later reported that the boulder which had rolled about 15 yards weighed weigh-ed between 250-500 pounds. |