Bill, yes. What happened was he was using one of the early climbing stands. To make the bottom move, you need to put your feet into the straps and there is a seat/backrest on the top half. You climb up and down facing the tree using your feet jammed into the straps to control the bottom part. He had put his feet into the straps and then sat in the "seat" to use his feet to lower the bottom; but when he sat, the whole back part broke and he swung backwards and down with his feet still in the straps. With his feet stuck, he was left hanging with his knees bent around the lower base and feet stuck. His hands were bloody from trying to grab the base and pull himself up; but he was not the youngest nor in the best shape and quickly got exhausted.

I went and visited him after the fact. He seriously thought he was talking to Jesus. And was taking 'kinda crazy about him looking up and seeing me standing on his deer stand looking down at him.