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Tree surgeon stuck upside down in tree rescued

Ben CarrEast Midlands
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Fire crews on a ladder work to rescue a tree surgeon stuck in a treeLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
The fire service said it had to intervene after the tree surgeon got stuck upside down in the tree in Byron Street Extension

A tree surgeon was rescued by fire crews after getting stuck upside down while working on a tree in Leicestershire.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were called to Byron Street Extension in Loughborough at 15:57 BST on Wednesday.

Crews from Loughborough, Hinckley, Shepshed and Central fire stations attended. The service said initial crews put ladders up and held the tree surgeon in place, while they awaited the arrival of the service's technical rescue team.

From there, the surgeon was attached with a rescue strop, before a "rope system" was created to secure him and lower him to the ground, before he was taken to hospital.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Emergency services gather round a tree as a surgeon is rescued. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Crews from across Leicestershire were deployed to the scene

Emergency services have not given any more detail on the extent of the tree surgeon's injuries.

Crews left the scene nearly two hours later.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service A man has his legs dangling in the air while a firefighter works on a ladder to help himLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
A "rope system" was created to bring the tree surgeon to safety

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