FRIENDSHIP, Ind. — A baby was significantly injured in Ripley County after a tree stand failed, in response to the Indiana Division of Pure Sources.
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the incident, which occurred Saturday.
At round 4 p.m., emergency crews had been referred to as to non-public property in Friendship, Indiana, officers mentioned. Their preliminary investigation has proven {that a} juvenile hunter was climbing right into a tree stand on the property when the straps securing the stand to the tree broke.
The stand and youngster fell from the tree, about 20 toes to the bottom, officers mentioned. The kid’s accidents usually are not thought of life threatening, however they had been airlifted to the College of Cincinnati Medical Heart in severe situation, officers mentioned.
The Indiana Division of Pure Sources mentioned the commonest hunting-related accidents are from incidents involving tree stands and elevated platforms.
“All hunters ought to put on a full physique security harness when going as much as and getting down from elevated platforms,” the company mentioned in a press launch.
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