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Man Injured in Fall fromTree Stand in Town of Rosendale
A
45 year old man from West Salem suffered serious injuries after falling from a
tree stand in the Town of
Monday afternoon.
along with Ripon Ambulance and Rosendale Fire Department and First Responders
were called just after 3pm to the area between
from a tree stand. The man, identified as Jason L. Wahoske, was located near
the edge of a soybean field. Flight for Life responded to the scene and
transported him to
investigation shows the two cables holding up the seat of the deer stand
snapped, causing Wahoske to fall around 19 feet. He was able to contact a
friend and the
fall. Authorities say Wahoske did not appear to be wearing a harness.