Man Injured In Fall From Tree

HEBRON, Ohio—A man fell about 14 feet and was injured Saturday evening.

A MedFlight helicopter landed next to a playing field in Hebron in Licking County Saturday evening to pick up a man who fell 14 feet and sustained some injury.

The flight was headed for OSU Medical Center Main, according to medics.   

Fire station volunteers said the man had fallen from a nearby tree while attempting to retrieve a hook he had used while fishing. 

Two companions carried him to the fire station near the sporting fields where the medical chopper picked him up and brought him to Columbus. 

The man is in his mid-30s, and his injuries were not life-threatening.

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