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December 4, 2022, 3:00 AM

Injured hunter air rescued by Maryland State Police in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

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An injured hunter was air rescued by Maryland State Police on Friday after he became trapped by marshy terrain inside a Dorchester County nature refuge.

According to anews release, the MSP Trooper 6 crew responded to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, Maryland, to rescue the hunter, who had fallen about 14 feet out of a tree stand. Trooper 6 is assigned to the Easton section of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command.

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The Dorchester County Department of Emergency Services called in Maryland State Police Aviation Command because the hunter was severely injured…