Md. Man Trapped For Hours By Fallen Tree

SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland man is recovering after being trapped under a fallen tree for between two and three hours. 

A Washington County Emergency Services dispatcher said the man was flown to the hospital Friday after his wife found him trapped under the tree. 

The man was apparently was cutting some trees down when the tree fell on him. The tree, which was 3 feet in diameter, pinned his arm to the ground. The man was taken by helicopter to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. 

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