The rescue operation was carried out this Wednesday (19) in Presidente Getúlio, in Alto Vale do Itajaí. A tree fell on a 45-year-old man, who had to be rescued and taken to the hospital on a military fire brigade plane.

In Alto Vale do Itajaí, a man was hit by a tree and was rescued by helicopter. Photo: disclosure/reproduction/ND

At around 11:20 a.m., President Getúlio’s volunteer fire department called an alert team to Arcanho-03 in Blumenau, in the Itajai Valley.

The man was taken to the hospital by helicopter

The man was cutting down reforestation trees when he was knocked down and the tree fell on him, rescuers said. The first service was conducted by the volunteer fire teams of President Getúlio and the Bravo team from the municipality of Witmarsum.

The victim, according to firefighters, was conscious, with a head injury, abrasions on the body and a possible fracture of the collarbone. After being treated, the patient was immobilized and taken by plane to Alto Veil Regional Hospital in Río do Sul.

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Man hit by tree and rescued by helicopter in Alto Vale do Itajaí – Video: Disclosure/Reproduction/ND