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Easton Woman Impaled By Tree In Nor'easter Thanks Rescuers
Kathy Steiger was driving to pick up her stranded husband during a nor'easter when a tree crashed through her vehicle and impaled her leg.
EASTON, MA — An Easton woman who was nearly killed by a falling tree during a nor'easter last month thanked her rescuers this week. Kathy Steiger was driving to pick up her husband after a tree hit his car during a bomb cyclone March 2. Another tree limb crashed down on Steiger's vehicle as she was driving and impaled her leg. The limb was 3 inches wide and immobilized her.
An Easton Department of Public Works worker was the first on scene and used a belt as a tourniquet. Easton Fire Chief Kevin Partridge, Captain Jim Walsh and Firefighter David McRae arrived and used battery-powered cutting equipment to slice the limb off and remove Steiger from the vehicle.
Steiger visited the fire station Tuesday to thank the firefighters.
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"We tried to keep her calm and warm and let her know everything was going to be OK," Partridge said.
Photo: From left to right: Easton Fire Captain Jim Walsh, Firefighter David McRae, Kathy Steiger, Kurt Steiger and Fire Chief Kevin Partridge. (Credit: Easton Fire Department)
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