A festivalgoer was airlifted from downtown Ocean City last week after suffering a severe neck injury at Country Calling.
On Saturday, Oct. 4, just before 9 p.m., venue medical crews at the Country Calling Festival responded to a medical incident that had occurred during the Luke Bryan concert. Bryan paused his concert for about 10 minutes due to the severity of the incident.
The Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) reports a festivalgoer, a man approximately 60 years old, had severely injured his neck from a ground-level fall.
Bystanders quickly alerted the concert venue’s medical team, and Luke Bryan paused the show to allow emergency personnel to provide care, according to OCFD Public Information Officer Ryan Whittington. Through coordination between the event’s Joint Command Center and the fire department, it was determined that air medical transport was necessary.’