EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- An Evanston tree trimmer was critically injured after a large tree branch fell on him Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters said a large branch fell on the man, knocking him unconscious and leaving him hanging in a large tree at about 3 p.m. in the 2700-block of Princeton Avenue.
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Getting him down from the tree required a joint effort.
"The Evanston people with six or seven vehicles were able to get up there, but they required the Skokie ladder to come from the other side, forming a 'V' so that they could reach the man and bring him down safely," said neighbor John Morrison.
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Fire officials said the tree trimmer was trapped more than 20 feet in the air. He was transported to an Evanston hospital in critical condition.