Trapped patient airlifted after farm equipment rescue

Patient extricated and flown to Gainesville hospital

An AirLife chopper lands to load a patient trapped then rescued from farm equipment on June 14, 2024, in White County. (Photo by Ben Henderson)

A person was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being entrapped in farm equipment.

The incident happened in White County in the area of Highway 254 between Asa Dorsey and Holiness Campground roads.

According to White County Public Information Officer Bryce Barret, first responders were called to the scene around 1 p.m. on June 14. They extricated the patient and called in a medical helicopter.

Emergency personnel blocked off a portion of Holiness Campground Road as a landing zone. AirLife paramedics flew the patient to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

Authorities did not release the patient’s name or updated information about their condition.