Leamington tree surgeon airlifted to hospital

On Saturday September 17 Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were called to a mission in Leamington and found that a 39-year-old tree surgeon had sustained suspected spinal injuries from a large falling branch while working.

The crew quickly flew to the scene in four minutes and landed in an adjacent field.

They assessed the man who was complaining of neck pain and had facial cuts. They stabilised the patient, fitting a neck collar, before air lifting him to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.