Woman Ziplining in Middletown Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree

Middletown, CT —A 57-year-old woman was transported to Hartford Hospital via Life Star after hitting a tree with ziplining at a Middletown adventure park on Sunday afternoon, according to the Middletown Press.

The Press reports that Sunday’s gusty winds blew the woman into the tree at Empower Leadership Sports & Adventure Center on South Main Street.

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Emergency crews responded to the scene at about 3:30 p.m. and fire officials say the woman was deep in the woods so the department’s ATV was also requested.

The Life Star helicopter was then requested by the medic on the scene.

Read more at the Middletown Press here.

Photo via City of Middletown Professional Firefighters Local 1073