ESSEX — Chief Paul Francis reports a 19-year-old man was seriously injured during a zip lining accident on Friday evening.
Around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, July 15, officers from the Essex Police Department were called to a Choate Street home for a man who fell approximately 8 to 10 feet after hitting a tree while zip lining.
The patient was treated and stabilized at the scene by the Essex Fire Department, who were assisted by the Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department Paramedics. The patient was brought to a landing zone at Shepard Memorial Park, where he was medflighted to a Boston hospital for injuries that are considered serious.
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