Chopped Tree Traps Person's Leg In Gloucester Township: Police

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A person was hospitalized after his leg got caught under a cut-down tree last weekend in Gloucester Township.

A large section of a tree pinned the person's leg to the ground just before 2 p.m. Saturday on the 1500 block of Blackwood-Clementon Road in Blackwood, police said. First responders stabilized his leg while emergency personnel treated him.

The person was flown to Cooper University Hospital's trauma center. Police have not disclosed his name or age.

Blackwood-Clementon Road eastbound was shut down for about 90 minutes during the incident.

"Gloucester Township Police reminds residents to use caution if operating machinery and to utilize the proper techniques and safety equipment," the police department said.