Man trapped upside down in tree stand during trimming, Rhinelander WI
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According to the dispatch call, an elderly man became trapped upside down about eight feet high in a tree stand while trimming branches near Saratoga Lane. Fire and emergency medical services responded to rescue him.
Audio|Heard on: Oneida, Vilas, Lincoln, and Langlade Counties Police, Fire and EMS / Forest EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Pellican and Pine Lake first responders also page Pelican fire requested for a rescue near Saratoga Lane.
00:06
An elderly male,
00:09
he is stuck in a tree about eight feet up.
00:12
He was trying to trim tree branches.
00:16
He's stuck upside-down in a tree stand.
00:19
Senator Satch Bieden to Medic 1, Pelican, Pine Lake First Responders, and will be paging pylakelymouth fire for a ladder.
00:25
At near Saratoga Lane.
00:27
Town and finally male subject he was up in a tree stand trying to trim branches he's hanging upside down about eight feet up every six one two it's ten twelve.
00:43
In the town of Pine Lake, near Saratoga Lane, the elderly male, hanging in a tree, about 8 feet up,
00:51
he was in a tree stand trimming branches.
00:54
He is still stuck in the tree.
00:57
Another dispatch, we need Pine Lake fire here needed for a rescue.
00:59
At near Saratoga Lane, the town of Pine Lake, for an elderly male, is hanging in a tree.
01:05
He's stuck up there.
01:06
He was in a tree stand and pruning tree branches.
01:08
He's now stuck in the tree.
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Location mentioned:
Saratoga Dr, Rhinelander, WI 54501
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