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Man Impaled on Fence Post at Franconia Inn

Man Impaled on Fence Post at Franconia Inn
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This is a developing story. Details are preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.

At 6:00 PM, Littleton Fire was dispatched to the Franconia Inn at 1172 Easton Road in Franconia for a male who fell on a fence post. According to initial reports, the post had gone completely through his leg. Bystanders applied pressure with a towel while awaiting emergency responders. The incident took place near the tennis courts.

At 6:08 PM, first responders arrived on scene and found the patient conscious, breathing, and alert. A tourniquet had been applied. The fencing has been removed from the leg. The patient is being treated by ambulance crews.

Photo: Ken Gallager (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.

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