(KNSI) – A Richmond man was seriously injured after cutting himself while operating a chainsaw Wednesday evening in nearby Farming Township.
The accident happened at approximately 5:45. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says Larry Gorecki lost consciousness from the wound and his wife, Patricia, was not able to stop the bleeding when she called 9-1-1 for help. Patricia was able to load Larry onto their tractor and get him out of the woods to the side of a nearby Mapleview Road.
First responders met the couple there and airlifted Larry to St. Cloud Hospital’s Emergency Room by helicopter. Assisting sheriff’s deputies were Albany Fire and Rescue, Albany Police, Mayo Ambulance, and Life Link.
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