A 79-year-old man was critically injured and had to be flown to the hospital after he fell 10 feet from a roof at a home near Richmond, fire officials said.
The Richmond Fire Protection District responded around 9:39 a.m. Monday to the 3400 block of Overlook Drive in unincorporated Richmond for a report of a fall victim.
Fire officials said it was reported that a person had fallen from the roof of a house.
Fire crews arrived at the scene in six minutes and found a 79-year-old man who had fallen approximately 10 feet from the roof to the ground.
A LifeNet medical helicopter was requested to land at the Richmond fire station on Hunter Drive.
Mercyhealth MD-1, which is a mobile response physician, was also requested to meet at the fire station.
Fire officials said the ambulance transported the victim to the fire station where MD-1 met the crew and assisted with patient care until the helicopter arrived.
The man was transferred to the LifeNet helicopter and airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, which is a Level 1 trauma center.
Fire officials said the victim was in critical condition at the scene with a head injury. He has since been stabilized in the hospital.
It was unknown why the man was on the roof at the time of the incident.
The Richmond Township Fire Protection District said it reminds residents to use caution when working with ladders and on roofs and recommends using a licensed contractor.