Two people injured in the Lewis County wilderness were aided by state forest rangers following separate incidents this month, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

• A 72-year-old woman from Owego was air-lifted from the Town of North Hudson Sunday afternoon after being injured by a horse, officials said. The woman was walking with a group of people and horses along the South Creek Horse Trails in the Independence River Wild Forest at about 2 p.m. when a horse reared up and came down on top of her, officials said.

The woman suffered neck, chest, back, shoulder and arm pain and was carried in a litter for half a mile to Moose Pines Road, where she was met by rescue personnel and a medical helicopter, officials said. She was flown to University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment.

• A 54-year-old man suffered a concussion after being thrown off his mountain bike on the Otter Creek Horse Trail at about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 8, authorities said. The man was riding with a group when he hit a maple syrup line and was ejected from the bike, officials stated.

The man suffered injuries to his knees and elbows and had no memory of what had happened, authorities said. He was helped out of the woods to a waiting ambulance and taken to a local hospital for treatment.