SHAMOKIN - A 37-year-old Willow Grove man visiting friends in Shamokin was found bleeding profusely from his head, leg and other parts of his body after reportedly jumping out a second-floor window in the 400 block of South Coal Street during Saturday night's power outage.
Shawn Toth was treated and released from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he was flown after initially being transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital.
Police found Toth at 9:16 p.m. lying in the 200 block of West Montgomery Street between Coal and Market streets. His friends told police the man jumped from a second-floor window in a nearby home, causing him to suffer a serious head injury, a deep leg laceration and other injuries.
Toth, who stood on his feet upon spotting police and emergency personnel at the scene, allegedly became combative, requiring multiple police officers and medical staff to subdue him. He was then treated at the scene before being rushed by ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community, where he underwent additional treatment before being flown by Life Flight helicopter to Geisinger.
Assisting at the scene were Shamokin Patrolmen Shane Mowery, Scott Weaver, Nathan Rhodes and Cpl. Bryan Primerano, Shamokin Public Safety Director R. Craig Rhoades and AREA Services employees.
Approximately 100 spectators gathered at the scene after seeing the heavy presence of police and medical personnel.
The incident remains under investigation.