Rescue In Sudbury After Hunter Left Dangling From Tree

SUDBURY, MA — Sudbury police and firefighters mounted a rescue Thursday after a hunter's tree stand malfunction, leaving him hanging in the air.

The hunter called 911 from inside the Assabet Wildlife Refuge Thursday morning. Police said the hunter was left dangling about 3 feet off the ground after the malfunction.

Police used GPS to locate the man's phone, and then deployed a drone and the department's off-road vehicle to reach the hunter. It took about 15 minutes to find the hunter, and he was not injured, police said.

The Sudbury Conservation Commission's annual deer hunting period is on through Dec. 31. Under the program, hunters can only use bows fired from hunting stands. About 22 people have licenses to bow hunt in town.