A 20-year-old SW Washington woman was recovering Wednesday after a boulder fell on her foot, trapping her during a hike on Mt. Hood Tuesday afternoon.

Emily Van Steenwyk, 20, of Brush Prairie, Washington was hiking with her sister and two friends near McNeil Point, in an area where the trail was washed out, when a one-ton boulder broke loose and rolled onto her foot around 4:30 p.m.

 Map: McNeil Point

"I've never felt pain that bad," said Van Steenwyk, who said she was racing her sister along the trail at the time.

Vansteenwyck said her sister and friends kept her laughing and comfortable for more than four hours, telling jokes and singing songs, while two other hikers they met on the trail went for help.

 SLIDESHOW: Scene photos: Pinned by boulder

"The last hour, I couldn't feel my foot anymore," said Van Steenwyk.

That led her friend Adrian Inzerillo, an EMT, to make the decision that they could not wait for rescuers and needed to risk trying to free her foot. Inzerillo said the three friends used another log and some rocks as a lever to remove the rock from her foot.

Van Steenwyk's friends had called 9-1-1 for help, but it took about five hours for rescue crews to reach her. When they did, Van Steenwyk was conscious and breathing but showing signs of shock.

 Raw audio: 9-1-1- call to rescuers

A National Guard helicopter airlifted her from the mountain to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

 MORE photos: Moments leading up to boulder accident

 Background: Landslides damage popular trails

Van Steenwyk's foot was initially thought to be broken but further examination revealed no breaks, and she was doing well and expected to be released from the hospital Thursday, Van Steenwik said.