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Man flown to Houston hospital in critical condition after falling from tree in West Orange

A man was cutting a tree when he fell about 30 feet and landed on his head.

WEST ORANGE, Texas — Emergency crews flew a man to a Houston hospital after he fell from a tree in West Orange Monday. 

It happened in the 2800 block of Stevenson Street. Crews from the West Orange Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance responded to the scene.  

A man was cutting a tree when he fell about 30 feet and landed on his head, West Orange firefighters told a 12News crew at the scene. 

Firefighters said the man was unable to move his lower body after the fall.

He was flown to a Houston-area hospital in critical condition. 

Credit: E.J. Williams

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