At 5:15pm on Wednesday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a request from the Randolph County Dispatch to escort an ambulance to the landing zone next to the Imboden Fire Station.
Imboden firemen established a landing zone and assisted with escorting the ambulance. The injured was a 72 year old male, injured in a horse riding accident on New Muddy Lane in Randolph County.
An Air-Evac Helicopter landed next to the fire station where firemen assisted with transferring the patient from the ambulance to the air unit. At 5:45 pm the air unit lifted off in route to an area hospital. The identity of the victim was not released.
The Imboden Volunteer Fire Department was assisted by the Arkansas State Police with the escort. For more information on the Imboden Volunteer Fire Department, visit www.imbodenarkansas.com .
