Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that left an Evansville man with wrist, ankle, head and facial injuries. 53-year-old Andrew Schuler of Evansville was deer hunting Sunday in Pike County when he fell approximately sixteen feet from a tree stand. A hunting partner heard him call for help and found him lying on the ground. Schuler was stabilized and flown by Air Evac Life Team to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville for treatment. Schuler believes he briefly passed out while sitting in the stand causing him to his lose his balance. He was not wearing a safety harness at the time. Schuler’s injuries are non-life threatening.
