An injured tree worker, stranded top of a tree in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, was successfully rescued by crews after a limb knocked him unconscious, it was reported earlier today. The Plymouth County Technical Rescue team and other first responders were dispatched to the scene on Northridge Drive around 11 a.m., where the worker was found suspended 30 feet above ground, harnessed to the tree, according to a statement from the East Bridgewater Police Chief Michael Jenkins, and reported by WCVB.

In a precarious situation, the worker, having removed the tree's limbs was seen with a chainsaw and seemed to be cradling his arm, indicative of his injury. Jenkins stated that the worker was "injured and knocked unconscious by a falling limb," in a report by The Enterprise, WCVB's media partner.

Over the course of roughly 90 minutes, rescue teams worked meticulously to ensure the worker's safe descent. A rescuer reached him via ladder, adjusted his harness, and then began the careful process of lowering him to the ground. The injured tree worker was subsequently loaded onto a stretcher and promptly taken from the scene in an ambulance, as per reports from the Kingston Fire and Emergency Management's Facebook page and various media outlets.

Ultimately, the man was airlifted to a hospital for treatment, marking a concerted effort by approximately a dozen first responders. "After about an hour and a half, a rescuer reached the injured man via ladder readjusted his harnesses and began slowly lowering the man to the ground," detailed WCVB in its reportage. The coordinated rescue emphasizes not only the risks faced by tree workers but also the importance, and readiness, of technical rescue operations in our communities.