Man trimming tree injured near Lake Villa

A Lake Villa-area man helping trim tree limbs was trapped 12 feet above the ground for more than an hour after a limb broke and pinned his leg, Lake County sheriff's officials said.

Emergency responders arrived at about 2:45 p.m. to the home on the 37200 block of North Bay Shore Road in an unincorporated area near Lake Villa, said Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County sheriff's office.

The man, 65, was helping a neighbor cut branches in a backyard when the accident happened.

"He was able to keep from falling by keeping his other leg on a ladder," Covelli said. "It took an hour to extricate him without causing further injury."

He was taken by ambulance to the Menards parking lot in Fox Lake, where he was then taken by helicopter to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.

"He was flown in critical condition, although it was believed at that time that his injuries were not life-threatening," Covelli said.

Officials did not have an update on his condition.