A 65-year-old Wisconsin woman who suffered “catastrophic injuries” two years ago after she was hit by falling rocks while hiking at Boulder Falls is suing Boulder, Boulder County and the state of Colorado for more than $100,000.
Lucille Elizabeth Horning, who was 63 at the time, was visiting Boulder Falls with her husband, Ralph McCall, on March 29, 2009, when “suddenly and without warning” Horning was struck by a falling boulder while standing in the “resting and viewpoint area,” according to a lawsuit filed in Boulder County District Court on Monday.
After the accident, on March 30, 2009, the city of Boulder temporarily closed Boulder Falls “due to potentially unsafe conditions in the cliffs above the falls,” according to the lawsuit. On Nov. 5, 2009, the city announced it was closing Boulder Falls indefinitely because “we can’t reasonably expect that our visitors will be safe there,” the lawsuit states.
“Had such an indefinite closure been implemented during the spring of 2009, Ms. Horning would not have been crushed by a falling boulder,” according to the lawsuit.
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