Crime & Safety
Man Injured In Fall From Horse-Drawn Carriage In Tewksbury
A 74-year-old man was flown to Lahey Hospital after a fall from a carriage at Tewksbury's Krochmal Farms.
TEWKSBURY, MA — A 74-year-old man was injured in a fall from a horse-drawn carriage at Tewksbury's Krochmal Farms Monday, the fire department confirmed.
Police and firefighters responded to the South Street farm around 1 p.m. Monday for the reported fall.
Crews found the 74-year-old lying on the ground "with a possible traumatic spinal cord injury," Fire Chief Joseph Kearns said.
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The man was taken by ambulance to Tewksbury Country Club, where a delight helicopter landed. The helicopter took the patient to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.
No further information is currently available.
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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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