WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- A woman's voice mail message helped save her life Wednesday after she was trampled by a horse in Clackamas County.

Amy Erickson told a sheriff's deputy that a horse's hoof had become stuck in the track for a stable door. When she freed him, the frightened horse kicked her in the head and stomped her.

Erickson, bleeding and vomiting, used a cell phone to call 911, but the reception was so poor that 911 dispatchers could only make out a handful of words. She later said it took more than two hours to get a call out.

Initially, it was unclear where the phone call originated. Dispatcher Holle Burbach said she had little information to go on, but called the cell phone used to dial 911 and received a voice mail message that mentioned Streimer Farms.

"We knew someone needed help; we just didn't know where she was at," Burbach said.

With three dispatchers working to save Erickson's life, they called the cell phone used to dial 911 and received the following voice mail message: "Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice message system. Amy with Streimer Farms is not available."

Dispatchers then stumbled across what turned out to be a private home with a last name that matched the company mentioned on Erickson's voice mail message.

"We went back to the name that was on the voicemail -- Streimer Farm and Equestrian -- and that is what was ultimately the final guiding light," Burbach said.

Deputy John Zbinden arrived quickly and found Erickson in a horse stable at the back of the home. He said he found her in the rear of the barn with a bloody head.

"She was conscious," Zbinden said. "(But) she was in a lot of pain and in the fetal position."

A LifeFlight helicopter rushed Erickson to Legacy Emanuel Hospital, ending a frantic search.

"(We were) ecstatic. We knew actually that this was a good find -- that we did a good job," Burbach said.

Erickson was in critical condition Wednesday night with injuries to her head, chest and abdomen. She was upgraded to fair condition by mid-morning Thursday.

Amy was still recovering Thursday and her father said he's thankful that with the hard work of rescue crews she will likely be OK.

"It's great to know as a parent and citizen of this great state that there are people who are willing to go the extra mile and spend whatever time and effort it takes to find someone in a situation like this," the victim's father, Bill Scharwatt, said.

Scharwatt also thanked the staff at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and said his daughter's injuries looked worse than they actually were and doctors expect her to be ready to go home Thursday.

Voice Mail Helps Save Woman Trampled By Horse