Found by son
Farmer fell 20 meters into the ground with his tractor
A farmer was trapped in the cab of his tractor for two hours, seriously injured, before he was finally helped. The 72-year-old had fallen over an embankment with the tractor. His son found him in the wreckage and set the rescue chain in motion. The farmer was flown to hospital.
The 72-year-old was working with a tractor and rear loader in his forest in Gaspoltshofen at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The vehicle was loaded with shrubs, which the farmer wanted to tip over an embankment.
To do this, he drove the tractor backwards to the edge of the forest, but probably drove too far. The vehicle became overweight and plunged 20 meters into the ground.
The farmer was seriously injured and trapped in the driver's cab. As he had been working alone, it took more than two hours before the accident was finally discovered and the man could be rescued. His son (46) found him and set the rescue chain in motion.
Firefighters alerted by an emergency call were able to free the seriously injured man from the wreckage and recover the vehicle. After receiving initial emergency medical treatment, the casualty was flown to Wels-Grieskirchen Hospital by rescue helicopter.
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