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A man cutting down a tree has suffered significant foot injuries after the tree crushed his leg.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance to attend to a man whose leg was badly crushed by a falling tree on a property at Rocky River west of Uralla at 12.30pm on Tuesday.
According to Ambulance NSW, one road crew was also called to attend along with the Helicopter crew.
The injured man, 59, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics who were notified shortly after 12pm and arrived a few minutes before the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team.
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Subscriber only A man has been flown to hospital with lower leg injuries after a skydiving accident at Tyagarah. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter said in a statement they were tasked to the airfield by NSW Ambulance about 7.30pm on Thursday. They were responding to a report of a parachuting accident at Tyagarah with initial reports that two parachuters had collided during the jump . NSW Ambulance Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team treated and stabilised a 35-year-old male for lower leg injuries after colliding mid free fall from 10,000 feet with a fellow parachutist, the service said.