ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamador americano gravemente ferido em reparação de torre

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Idaho ham seriously injured in tower repair accident

*Robert Galindo KE7ADT* was critically injured around noon last Thursday
when the winching cable snapped while he was working on his forty foot
crank-up tower.

Galindo, who goes by his middle name of "BearPaw", age 52 of Athol,
Idaho was trapped and dangling 20 feet up in the air when rescue crews
arrived at his home, located near the entrance of Farragut State Park.

The accident, which was witnessed by his wife *Gail Perry KE7ADN*, resulted
in the loss of Galindo's right hand and several fingers on his left hand.
Ms. Perry stated: "I saw his fingers fly off of his right hand,"  "I never
want to see something like that again."

Multiple agencies responded to Ms. Perry's 911 call, with help arriving 25
minutes later.  Timberlake Fire Protection District officials say that it
took rescuers 20 minutes to raise the upper tower sections and to
extricate Galindo.
   Photo Credit:  Coeur d' Alene Press

Galindo was transported by a Life Flight helicopter crew from Sandpoint,
Idaho to Kootenai Health in Coeur d' Alene.  At 3:00 PM trauma surgeons
began more than 4 hours of surgery to Galindo.

Galindo was listed in critical condition following the surgery and is
expected to remain hospitalized for several days.

The town of Athos is unique, in that one out of every 10 residents is an
amateur radio operator.  The small community of 692 residents located in
extreme northern Idaho boasts 69 licensed ham operators.

*John Bigley, N7UR *

Original story at: http://www.nevadahamradio.com/
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