SEVIER, UTAH—
BLM Utah State Office
Other aircraft incident n.e.c. · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
Final narrative
An employee was engaged in fire fighting operations on a mountain ridge and was receiving assistance from an airborne vehicle. The air vehicle was at a low elevation when the water drop or rotor wash from the air support caused trees to fall down. The employee was struck by a falling tree, resulting in fractures to their shoulder and face and a dislocated jaw.
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SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO—
United States Border Patrol Special Operations Group BORTAC
On July 17, 2024, an agent was conducting airborne tactical insertion training when they landed faster than expected and sustained a fractured sacrum, a laceration to their right shin, a puncture wound to the top of their left foot, and multiple abrasions to the lower extremities.