PORT REPUBLIC, Md. — Emergency crews successfully rescued a tree company worker trapped under an overturned bucket truck early Tuesday morning in Port Republic, Maryland.
The incident occurred on August 27, 2024 around 8:12 a.m. on Shamrock Court near Shamrock Lane, where responders found the man pinned beneath the machine at the edge of a hill on Battle Creek.
Firefighters worked quickly to extricate the man from the hillside. Due to the severity of his injuries, EMS requested a medical evacuation helicopter.
A landing zone was established on nearby Crane Road, from where the patient was airlifted to an area trauma center for treatment.
Photo courtesy of the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.
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