Air Care transports man from Northern Kentucky campground

UNION, Ky. (WXIX) – A Northern Kentucky man is hospitalized Monday evening after falling from a roof.

It occurred round 5 p.m. at Camp Turnabout, a campground with personal camp websites within the 4800 block of Beaver Street, in keeping with Union Fireplace Lt. Anthony Maher.

The person in his 60s fell off the roof whereas on a ladder, Maher says.

The extent of the person’s accidents is unclear.

UC Air Care arrived to move him to the College of Cincinnati Medical Middle.

Jason Earls says he known as 911 says the person was fixing one thing throughout a rain storm when he slipped off the ladder rung.

“You might see his ribs had been protruding on his facet and his collarbone appeared prefer it was broke too,” Earls stated.

Earls was out fishing when he heard the thud adopted by the sufferer’s spouse shouting for somebody to name 911.

“He was up on his roof making an attempt to get sign for some TV antenna or one thing, and it was raining, and I believe he simply slipped from the ladder and fell,” Earls stated.

“He was nonetheless in good spirits—making jokes, simply in numerous ache.”

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