Man injured by fallen tree with chest and face cuts, Athens WV
A 65-year-old man was injured by a falling tree near Gospel Tabernacle Road. He sustained cuts to his chest and face and experiences thigh pain. The tree has been removed from the victim.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police
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Transcript:
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You, Prince of West, you need a unit to respond to near Gospel Tabernacle Road.
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Again, near Gospel Tabernacle Road.
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This is about a 65-year-old male.
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He was cutting a tree when it fell on him.
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The tree has since been removed.
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He was hit in the chest and face.
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He now has lacerations to the face.
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It is 1632.
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Control.
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Control 633 and wrong Princeton.
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1633 okay.
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Control Princeton base copy so I have a crew marked up as soon as I can.
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Copy that.
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Control Princeton Base.
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Good, Princeton Base.
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Yes, sir. Be about us.
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I don't have an available crew at this time.
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I did reach out to Bluefield and they're going to be 10 and one from their station for the pending 911 and one more.
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Copy that.
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Roll 611 are running at Princeton.
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1636.
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803 I'm going to be responded to Princeton Pikes traffic.
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Do you're responding to 1636, your incident number is going to be 607191 against 60791.
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How are you responding to near Gospel Tabernacle Road?
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Again, near Gospel Tabernacle Road.
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65-year-old male.
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He was cutting up a tree.
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It fell on him.
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The tree has now been moved.
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It hit his chest and his face.
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He now has chest lacerations as well as face laceration and thigh pain.
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Location mentioned:
Near Gospel Tabernacle Rd, Athens, WV 24712
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