Post by 36fan on Oct 15, 2021 14:58:22 GMT -5
Sounds like this guy was trying to do everything right and still performed a gravity check. Make sure your equipment is in good shape and you know how to use it!
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
For immediate release: Oct. 15, 2021
Man injured after fall from tree stand (Decatur County)
(Greensburg) Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting-related accident that occurred yesterday in Decatur County.
At approximately 11:32 a.m., responders were dispatched to the area near 8700 block of E County Road 150 N for a person injured after falling from a tree stand.
Jeffrey Berkemeir, 44, of Greensburg, was injured while attempting to remove a hang-on tree stand and falling approximately 25 feet to the ground.
Initial investigation reveals that Berkemeir was using a full body safety harness, when for unknown reasons, the lineman’s rope became untied from the harness, causing the fall.
Berkemeir was transported, via helicopter, to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for severe injuries to both legs.
Assisting agencies were the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, Clarksburg Fire Department, and New Point Fire Department.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
For immediate release: Oct. 15, 2021
Man injured after fall from tree stand (Decatur County)
(Greensburg) Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting-related accident that occurred yesterday in Decatur County.
At approximately 11:32 a.m., responders were dispatched to the area near 8700 block of E County Road 150 N for a person injured after falling from a tree stand.
Jeffrey Berkemeir, 44, of Greensburg, was injured while attempting to remove a hang-on tree stand and falling approximately 25 feet to the ground.
Initial investigation reveals that Berkemeir was using a full body safety harness, when for unknown reasons, the lineman’s rope became untied from the harness, causing the fall.
Berkemeir was transported, via helicopter, to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for severe injuries to both legs.
Assisting agencies were the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, Clarksburg Fire Department, and New Point Fire Department.
