Hit by a tree – grandson frees trapped grandfather


A 64-year-old local in Seekirchen was injured in a forest accident of an unspecified degree on Wednesday. His grandson (17) was the savior in need.

A 64-year-old local suffered injuries of indefinite degree in a forest accident in Seekirchen on the afternoon of June 9th. The man was out doing forest work with his 17-year-old grandson. After cutting down a tree around 25 meters long, he wanted to cut it in the middle. The upper part, which was under tension, shot up and hit the man on the lower leg. The 17-year-old was able to cut the trunk and free his grandfather, who was lying underneath. He called the rescue. The injured person was brought to the UKH by rescue helicopter.