BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, IN — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting-related accident that occurred Saturday night in Bartholomew County.
Just after 8 p.m., responders were dispatched to private property near the 11,000 block of South 800 West for an injured person who fell from a tree stand.
33-year-old Zachary Burbrink of Columbus was injured when a cable securing his stand to a tree broke, causing Burbrink to fall approximately 12 feet to the ground.
He was not utilizing a full-body safety harness at the time of the incident.
Burbrink was transported via helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with a back injury.
Assisting agencies were the Southwest Fire Department, Harrison Twp. Fire Department, Columbus Regional Hospital EMS, Bartholomew Co. Sheriff’s Department.
(Indiana Department of Natural Resources press release)
