June 13, 2012
By Brooke Moore, WDTN.com
MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (WDTN) - A 17-year-old was airlifted to a
hospital in Columbus after a hunting trip in Champaign County ended
in a freak accident late Tuesday night.
The 17-year old
victim accidentally fell on his hunting knife, leaving a gash in his
leg. This was off State Route 56 outside of Mechanicsburg.
Derek Fullen, the victim's friend, said his friend was losing a lot
of blood and they started to make their way out of the woods.
"I used a leather belt to tourniquet his leg," said Fullen.
"We were about a mile back from the road when he gashed himself, and
he started going into shock. I had to carry him the rest of the way
up.
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