A friend had a very similiar scenario. Climber, no harness, something broke, and he fell 20 ft compound fracturing both ankles. He had no cell service but luckily another hunter heard him yelling for help.
I have the luxury of hang on stands, and I have a lifeline on each. I am clipped in from the second I leave the ground.
Heck I just remembered my shop teacher in high school fell out and impaled a stick in his leg that narrowly missed his femoral artery. Also a guy I work with had a treestand break and he woke up at the base of the tree and couldnt remember how he got there.
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