A hunter has reportedly fallen from his tree stand and is hanging by his safety harness at a location in Darien State Park.
The call came in through a third party.
Dispatchers are trying to determine his exact location.
Darien fire and ambulance are dispatched along with Mercy EMS.
UPDATE 12:49 p.m.: Corfu fire requested to the scene to assist with manpower for a search. Staging is at the Sumner Road entrance.
UPDATE 12:55 p.m.: Mutual aid requested from Alexander fire and Bennington fire and their utility vehicles.
UPDATE(S) 1:28 p.m. (By Billie): Another hunter has found the victim and told first responders.
UPDATE 1:32 p.m.: The patient is on the ground now.
UPDATE 2:03 p.m.: The hunter was helped to the ground by the hunter who found him. He has a possible ankle injury and is being transported to UMMC. East Pembroke Fire Department's new ATV, which went into service today, was deployed and transported the patient from the woods to the ambulance.
after he stopped laughing.
after he stopped laughing.
I met someone who fell out of
I met someone who fell out of a tree stand and is now paralyzed from the waist down. This hunter sounds pretty lucky to me.
He had on a safety harness
He had on a safety harness and thus was dangling from the tree when found.