BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – A man from Fremont, Indiana was injured Tuesday afternoon in a tree cutting accident on Clearwater Road near Cranson Road in Branch County’s Bethel Township.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says 56-year-old Brian Thompson was flown from the scene by West Michigan Air Care to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne after he was hit in the head by a falling tree.
A Parkview spokesperson said on Wednesday that Thompson was listed in critical condition.
The accident was reported at about 4:15 p.m.
Thompson was said to be unresponsive when rescue crews arrived.
Besides the Sheriff’s Department, the Bronson Fire Department and LifeCare Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
