September 11, 2010
Hunter hurt after fall from tree stand
UHRICHSVILLE, OH – Uhrichsville firefighters assisted paramedics with rescuing a hunter who fell from a tree stand Saturday afternoon at a property on 7500 Blizzard Ridge Rd.
The incident was reported at about 5:15 and Smith Ambulance paramedics were sent to the scene. The victim, a man, fell about 20 to 25 feet and sustained multiple injuries, said fire Lt. Rick Kinsey. Firefighters took the victim, whose name was unavailable, through the woods to a waiting medical helicopter. Kinsey said he believes the man was flown to an Akron hospital. Further details were unavailable.