Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Contractor Falls From Tree on Shore Drive
Flight For Life transported the 19-year-old man to Froedtert Hospital for critical injuries Wednesday morning.
Emergency medical helicopters descended upon Wednesday morning to transport a tree service employee who fell 30 feet from a tree-trimming bucket truck in the 5600 block of Shore Drive.
The call came to North Shore Fire Department at about 7:20 a.m., about 10 minutes after the call on a . The 19-year-old Burlington man, who worked for a tree service contracted by the village, was transported by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa for critical head injuries, according to a news release issued by the North Shore Fire Department.
Whitefish Bay Interim Police Chief Ron Stefanski said the man is in critical but stable condition at Froedtert.
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The Whitefish Bay Police Department is investigating the incident in conjunction with the Fox Point Police and OSHA.
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