A 69-year-old Richmond man is in critical condition after falling off a ladder while hanging Christmas lights, officials reported Wednesday.
The Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded to a call at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday in the 5100 block of Wood Duck Lane for a reported fall. The man fell about 10 feet onto a driveway, and it initially was reported that he was unconscious but breathing, Richmond Township Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Eric Schwind said.
Fire crews requested a medical helicopter and a Mercy MD-1 emergency response vehicle due to the seriousness of the injuries, according to a Richmond Township Fire Protection District news release.
A medical helicopter was not available because of the weather as the area experienced its first snowfall of the season. Crews took the man to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital’s Level 2 trauma facility, where the man was in “critical but stable condition upon arrival,” according to the release.