Man trapped in tractor machinery on Southland farm
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Save Emergency crews carry the injured man to a waiting rescue helicopter. Photo / Giordano Stolley via ODT
A man has been airlifted to Dunedin hospital after being trapped in tractor machinery at a Southland farm.
Emergency services responded to reports that a man had become stuck in a tractor just before 11.50pm, a police media spokesperson confirmed.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched from Dunedin Hospital to the
rural property on Mabel Grove Bush Rd in Mabel Bush near Invercargill.
A St John spokesman said the man in his 20s was being flown to hospital in a serious condition.
Fire and Emergency, St John and police were called to the scene.
