An employee of the Streator (Ill.) Country Club was injured after falling 100 feet while mowing the country club grounds, reports The Times.
The 66-year-old man fell while on a riding lawn mower, slipping down about 60 feet with the mower until both hit a tree, at which point he continued to fall another 40 feet toward a riverbank. Firefighters from several local fire departments responded to the scene. They were able to package the man, who was unable to walk, and walk across the shallow river to the other side, where an ambulance sat 10 feet away.
The identity of the man, who was said to be in serious condition, was not revealed.
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