Tree falls on Zaanse firefighter during exercise at Starnmeer campsite

At around nine o’clock this evening, a firefighter from the Zaanstreek-Waterland unit was injured at the Zon en Leven Naturist Park in Starnmeer: ​​a tree fell in the wrong direction.

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Reportedly, this was during a tree felling exercise. This is reported by a witness who is currently there. Both the police and the Security Region confirm that a rescuer was injured, but made no further statements about the seriousness of the relocations.

The person was taken to hospital and is said to be ‘approachable’. His family has been notified. In addition to ambulances, an air ambulance was also called in.

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