CLEVELAND - A White County man was transported by medical helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after receiving burns over approximately 40 percent of his body Thursday afternoon. <br />
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Cleveland Police Chief John Foster said the man, believed to be in his mid- to late 40s, was burning items at his home in the county and fell into the burn pit. A female, believed to be his wife, transported him to the fire station in Cleveland. <br />
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"Our firemen starting working with him, they called EMS and EMS called life flight," Foster said.<br />
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The name of the victim was not known.
A medical helicopter responded to Cleveland to transport a burned White County man Thursday afternoon. (Photo/Dean Dyer)
Medical personnel tend to a burn patient in Cleveland Thursday afternoon. (Photo/Dean Dyer)
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