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.