Lake Mohegan (Yorktown)- Unique Technical Rescue 2-20-08

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Date: 2-20-08

Time:1500hrs

Location: 20 Wildwood St

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Units Operating: LMFD C-2261, L-35, E-258, U-40, LMFD*EMS 69-B-1, Yorktown ALS 34-M-1, Yorktown Police,

Description Of Incident: Worker cutting tree branch, cut the branch which swung around and pinned him towards the top of the large tree. Worker pinned by not only by the tree branch, but caught up in his safety roping. Lake Mohegan Firefigters stabilized the tree and made the elevated extrication. Patient packaged and removed from tree and transferred to EMS. Stat-Flight requested, however patient was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital in traumatic arrest, and subsequently sucumbed to his injuries

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