10/17/12 - A man injured while trimming a large oak tree was rushed by helicopter to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The Brighton Area Fire Department received a call about a man stuck in a tree at around 2:15pm at a home off Hilton Road in Brighton Township. Fire Chief Mike OâBrian tells WHMI the man was helping a homeowner remove a very tall oak tree and got pinned by a tree branch he was cutting. The man was approximately 50 to 75 feet off the ground and fire crews were eventually able to free him. OâBrian says it was a delicate task and the man suffered significant injuries to his leg, hand and face. He was taken by Survival Flight to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. His identity and condition are unknown but O'Brian says the man's vital signs were stable before he was transported. (JM)
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