ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Indiana Conservation Officers say they are investigating a tree stand fall which happened on Saturday evening just northeast of Angola.
50-year-old Mark Neuhaus of Angola was archery hunting on private ground when he fell about 16 feet as he was climbing into his deer stand at approximately 5:30 p.m. He was found by his two brothers about three hours later after he had not returned home.
Neuhaus was airlifted to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne by Samaritan helicopter after he sustained injuries to his left arm, ribs and leg. ICO’s say he was not wearing a safety harness.
This marks the second Steuben County tree stand fall with serious injuries in the first two weeks of deer archery season. Conservation Officers point out neither victim wore a safety harness, which would have kept both hunters from falling to the ground.
Assisting Indiana Conservation Officers at the scene were Steuben County Sheriff’s Dept., Angola Fire Dept., Steuben County EMS, and Parkview Samaritan Helicopter.
