Tree Trimmer Rescued From Tree After Hurting Leg

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A tree trimmer had to be rescued from a tree Tuesday after injuring his leg.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department got the call at 1 p.m., about a rescue in the 200 block of Old Magothy Bridge Rd.

Responding crews found a man with a possible broken leg trapped 30 to 40 feet up in a tree.

Firefighters were able to use a tower truck to get the man safely to the ground.

He was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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