BRONSON -- An area hunter fell from a tree stand over the weekend.

Bronson Fire Department was dispatched to 632 West Central Road in Branch County's Bethel Township just before 7:30 on Saturday morning for a hunter who fell from a tree stand.

First responders found the hunter about a half mile from the road. They fell about 16 feet from a tree stand when the ratchet strap holding the stand from the tree broke. Firefighters set up a landing zone for West Michigan AirCare who flew the patient from the scene.

A Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer also responded to the scene.