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Man hurt in fall at New Bridge Rd. bridge abutment

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The edge of the abutment near where Saturday incident occurred. (Lebanon Voice file photo)

WEST LEBANON - A man was seriously hurt on Saturday in an incident that occurred on or near the bridge abutment left after the removal of the New Bridge Road bridge.

Details are sketchy and neither Lebanon Fire and Rescue public affairs personnel nor Chief Dan Meehan were immediately available today, but it appears a middle-aged man either jumped off the abutment and hit a rock or fell while climbing back up, possibly injuring his neck or head.

Susan Everett of Everetts Cove Marina, said they were having a party at their house when an employee told them ambulances and police might be coming soon as a man had hurt himself in a fall.

One of Everett's houseguests was a nurse who was able to assess the patient, who said he had no feeling in one of his arms, Everett told The Lebanon Voice today.

Milton Police were notified that someone had hurt their head in a fall from a bridge and checked the Garage Street bridge and swimming area at the bottom of Prospect Hill Road only to find they were at the wrong locale.

Two Milton cruisers and a Maine State Trooper eventually responded to the call, along with an ambulance.

The injured man was reportedly helped to shore and up to the road by his son, Everett said.

She said Milton Police were there perhaps 20 minutes before any other Rescue units showed up, however, some Rescue personnel may have arrived in personal vehicles.

Jeff Everett cut the chain link fence so that first responders could easily access and treat the injured man.

Several minutes later an ambulance and a Rochester first-responder unit could be seen moving with lights on but sirens off toward Frisbie in the area of Market Basket.

The condition of the man is unknown at this time.

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