A homeowner was severely injured October 1, 2020, in Edgecomb, Maine, when a large tree he was cutting down snagged the tree next to it, snapping the second tree off, which then struck him from behind.
Mike Requa, a Maine boat captain, was transported by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center for emergency surgery. The tree burst his T6/T7 vertebrae, requiring his entire thoracic spine to be fused. The force also broke his scapula, clavicle, sternum, multiple ribs, tibia and fibula, and he suffered severe internal injuries including a collapsed lung, blood clot and perforated intestine, according to a report in the Boothbay Register.
