CLERMONT, Fla. – First responders saved a Clermont man early Sunday by extricating him from his home, which was damaged by a tree toppled during Hurricane Irma, and escorting a surgeon to a hospital, police said.
Clermont police said officers were called around 1:30 a.m., when Irma was bearing down on Central Florida, and assisted firefighters at a home in the 100 block of East Minnehaha Avenue.
A tree fell and a large branch crashed through the roof of a home, trapping a 23-year-old man who had been sleeping in his bed, police said. Clermont police said officers helped extricate the man, who was pinned and suffered serious injuries.
A Clermont fire chief took the man to South Lake Hospital, and an hour later, hospital staff said he needed emergency surgery.
A Clermont Police officer went to the surgeon’s home and took him to the hospital to perform life-saving surgery.
The victim is now in stable condition.