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Man Struck In Head By Falling Tree In Maryland; State Police Helicopter Hoists Man To Safety

BITTINGER, Md. (WJZ) -- A man was struck in the head by a falling tree near Bittinger, Maryland Wednesday afternoon.

Maryland State Police's helicopter was called to hoist the unconscious man from where he was injured in Garrett County around noon.

A ground EMS crew helped the helicopter crew prepare the man and a paramedic to be lifted into the helicopter.

Once the man was extracted, the medevac took the man to the Ruby Trauma Center in West Virginia for treatment.

 

 

 

 

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