Emergency crews used a side-by-side rescue vehicle to extract a hunter from a remote section of woods in North Buffalo early Saturday after the hunter suffered a fall from a tree stand. The hunter was then taken to a waiting life-flight helicopter to be transported to a hospital.
Jamison Hughes, EMS chief at Freeport Fire-EMS, said crews were dispatched to the scene just before 7 a.m. on the opening day of firearm deer hunting season in Pennsylvania.
The hunter had suffered traumatic injuries from the fall.
The rough terrain required the use of a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle, which is used by emergency responders to access areas that ambulances cannot.
“It’s an unfortunate incident that happens in a hunting community,” Hughes said.
On Sunday afternoon, he said the hunter is in stable condition.
The response, which involved South Buffalo VFD and other local first responders, was a “great collaboration” for a “successful extraction,” Hughes said.
