MEC&F Expert Engineers : Zip line worker seriously injured in 50 foot fall at Wahoo Zip Lines in Tennessee

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Zip line worker seriously injured in 50 foot fall at Wahoo Zip Lines in Tennessee







WahooZipLines (Courtesy: Facebook)

WahooZipLines (Courtesy: Facebook)


SEVIERVILLE, TN (WATE) – 

A zip line attraction employee was rushed to the hospital Monday morning after he fell around 50 feet from a zip line into the woods below.

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred around 11 a.m. at Wahoo Zip Lines, 1200 Matthews Hollow Road.

The employee, Jeremy Blair, 35, had to be carried out of the woods by fire and emergency personnel. He was taken to UT Medical Center by helicopter with serious injuries.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.