On October 5th at 10:24 A.M. the Wabash County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call for a man that had fallen from a tree-stand. The Sheriff's Office along with the Allendale Fire Department, and Wabash General Ambulance Service responded to the area of N 2250 Blvd. and E 1670 Ln. Allendale. (commonly referred to as Pulleyville) 

Once on scene units found David Bump, 49 of Mt. Carmel, had fallen form the tree he had been deer hunting out of. The AFD and WGAS stabilized Bump whom had crawled to the cornfield and phoned his wife. Bump was transferred by ambulance to the Allendale School baseball field where he was then loaded onto an AirEvac unit. Bump was transferred to and Evansville area hospital where he was treated for head and neck injuries.  

The Sheriff's Office would like to remind hunters to put safety first and not to take chances. 

• Leave enough time, do not install a stand the day you plan to hunt

• Select a sturdy, straight tree with a trunk 8 to 16 inches in diameter;

• ALWAYS wear a safety harness;

• Use a haul line to pull up gear instead of climbing with your weapon.

• Have a hunt plan and let someone know when and where you are hunting in case of an emergency