AZLE — An unidentified man was evacuated from Azle by an air medical helicopter after falling from a tree around noon Jan. 31. According to Azle Fire Department Chief Will Scott, the individual was trimming a tree while utilizing ropes and a harness. After the fall, he was transported to Northwest Azle-Iona Reed JPS Health Center. An air medical helicopter landed in a nearby field to retrieve the patient who was transported to Texas Health Fort Worth. Police officers and the fire department stationed their vehicles on Stribling Drive to direct traffic.
“The department does not have the specifics of the fall, but we do know the tree broke somewhere near the person’s anchor point and the patient fell approximately 30 feet,” Scott said.