The Beech Grove Fire Department says a man was very seriously injured in a Sunday night tree cutting accident. Fire Chief Jamie Gunter says it happened at about io:3o on County Road 143, located off of Farm to Market Road 777 on the north side of Highway 190 West. Gunter said multiple people were cutting a large hardwood tree when a winch broke free from where it was mounted on a truck. According to Gunter, it struck the victim's left leg, resulting in a traumatic injury. The fire chief said that the victim taken by ambulance to Jasper County Bell Field Airport and flown from there by medical helicopter to a Kingwood hospital. Gunter went on to say "This serves as a reminder that cutting trees is a dangerous business. It takes experience and the right equipment to do so in a safe manner."
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