November 16, 2011
By Ruthanne Gordon, WishTV.com
JOHNSON COUNTY (WISH) - A hunter was severely hurt after falling
from his tree stand Tuesday around 6 p.m. in Johnson County.
Indiana Conservation Officers, Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies
and medics were called to a rural area in Johnson County on the
report of an injured hunter.
The 31-year-old man, who's name has not been released, was deer
hunting when he fell approximately 16 feet to the ground. Officers
say he was not wearing a safety harness.
The hunter was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital in
Indianapolis, where he was being treated for a broken lower back.
Conservation Officers ask that hunters routinely check to ensure
that their stands are secure and to wear a safety harness to prevent
this type of incident.
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