A South Central Indiana REMC lineman, James Hugart, rescued an injured person in a tree in Martinsville May 19. The victim, a freelance tree trimmer, was working alone and was severely injured. Pinned by a limb with blood flow cut off from his legs, he was unable to get down from the tree.

The local fire department called SCI REMC because its fire truck could not fit into the space needed to rescue the injured person. SCI REMC’s crew arrived on the scene, and Hugart was able to extend the truck’s bucket and rescue the individual. Hugart recounts the story in a clip here: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=006Y7vWgRCE&list= HL1400686136. To read the full story visit http://bit.ly/1qIEShK.