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Worker rescued after being trapped by tree

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rescue crews freed a worker trapped by a tree in south Charlotte Tuesday morning.

Mecklenburg County's Park and Rec Department said a worker was cutting down trees at the 6-Mile Creek Greenway when he was hurt.

Crews had to use ATVs to get to the man and bring him out.

Paramedics took him to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.