Dramatic operation
Debris falls onto excavator: man survives in cabin
Dramatic operation on Thursday afternoon in the Tyrolean Wipptal: an excavator was caught in a mass of debris in a quarry - the vehicle and the worker in the cab were almost completely buried. The 47-year-old was rescued in a spectacular rescue operation and had to be flown to hospital by emergency helicopter.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday at around 2.45 pm in Gries am Brenner, in the Nösslach district. According to the police, the 47-year-old local man was carrying out extraction work in the quarry with an excavator when huge masses of rubble and rock suddenly broke loose.
"The man was buried along with his excavator. The 47-year-old was almost completely covered with rubble in the driver's cab," said the police.
Emergency helicopter to the hospital
A large-scale operation was the result: after around 30 minutes, the trapped man was freed from his predicament and rescued by the emergency services. The man suffered injuries and, after initial treatment on site, was flown by emergency helicopter to the emergency room at Innsbruck Hospital.
Rescue and mountain rescue services, the Steinach and Gries am Brenner volunteer fire departments and the police were deployed.
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