Rega helicopter rescue after forestry accident in St. Gallen, Digi Mart USA News (St. Gallen, Switzerland): Shortly before 3 p.m., third parties reported an accident in a wooded area near Rüttibergstrasse to the emergency dispatch center in St. Gallen.
When emergency personnel arrived, they found the people who had made the report and a seriously injured 39-year-old man.
The man had been working alone on woodcutting when, for reasons that remain unclear, he was struck by a tree trunk weighing roughly one hundred kilograms. Emergency medical services provided treatment at the scene.
He was then flown to hospital by Rega, the Swiss air rescue service. The cantonal police of St.
Gallen are investigating how the accident happened.
