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Man falls from roof, suffers complete dislocation of ankle

By Billie Owens

A 61-year-old man fell more than 20 feet off a roof and suffered "a total dislocation of (his) ankle" at 349 Wright Road. It's between Tesnow Road and the dead end. Alabama Fire Department is there and called Mercy Flight to the scene. Helicopter 5 out of Batavia is en route. Mutual aid by Indian Falls and Pembroke fire departments to establish a landing zone is requested. Sounds like they are going to remove a soccer net from a nearby neighbor's yard and land Mercy Flight there. Mercy Flight is hovering over the scene and a lone firefighter is scrambling trying to establish a landing zone. "We've got a visual. We'll prepare to land," says the pilot.

UPDATE 11:45 a.m.: Mercy medics just arrived along with Indian Falls and the helicopter has landed.

UPDATE 11:47 a.m.: A Mercy medic asks that Mercy Flight be told to shut down its engine because the patient is not yet ready to be transported.

UPDATE 11:49 a.m.: Pembroke has arrived.

UPDATE Noon: Mercy Flight is airborne and headed to Erie County Medical Center. Alabama, Indian Falls and Pembroke are back in service.

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