Hunter rescued from tree after tree stand malfunction in Tuskegee National Forest
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- Hunter trapped 10 feet in tree due to malfunctioning tree stand in Tuskegee National Forest rescued safely Monday.
- Southwest Fire Department used thermal imaging to locate uninjured hunter, assisted him down with no incidents.
A hunter was rescued from a tree Monday evening, October 26, after a mechanical malfunction with his tree stand left him trapped approximately 10 feet above the ground in the Tuskegee National Forest.
According to the Southwest Fire Department (SWFD), crews were dispatched to Macon County for a mutual-aid request involving a hunter reportedly trapped in a tree.
Southwest Fire responded with two apparatus and eight personnel. Working alongside the Macon and Lee County Sheriff’s Offices, firefighters narrowed down the hunter’s approximate location.
Once in the area, crews used multiple thermal imaging cameras to search the forest and locate the hunter.
Firefighters eventually found the man approximately 10 feet up in a tree. The malfunctioning tree stand had left him unable to get down on his own, but he was not injured.
Southwest Fire Department personnel assisted the hunter down safely and without incident.
Crews remained on scene for approximately an hour and a half before returning to service.
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