A couple riding mules through a remote area of Livingston County’s Poosey Conservation Area got quite a scare over the weekend.

Sheriff Steve Cox says a turkey spooked the animals, and the man was thrown off. The fall left him injured and in need of medical assistance.

Cox says the couple had no cell telephone service, and the lady was required to leave the area to find help.

She located Mr. David Morris, who used his personal equipment to ferry emergency responders into the area. A Conservation Agent also arrived and helped get paramedics closer to the injured man.

Cox says the man was flow by Life Flight Air Ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries.

In a news release, Cox asked that you “please join us in giving a huge ‘Thank You’ to Mr. David Morris for his outstanding citizenship and assistance to the victim, spouse, EMS, and law enforcement.”