Monday 18 May 2020

Man Suffers Serous Hand Injury In Farming Mishap Near Dungog

BY IAN CROUCH

A man is nursing serious injuries to his hand after a farming accident near Dungog.

The 50-year-old was working on his property at Mount Rivers about 40 kilometres west of Dungog early Sunday morning when he got his fingers caught in a pump.

A local ambulance paramedic treated the man prior to the arrival of the Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Critical Care Medical Team.

He was flown to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition with serious injuries to his finger and hand.

Meanwhile, the rescue helicopter has flown a 31-year-old man to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition after he fell from his trail bike in the Nundle State Forest about 10 kilometres east of Nundle in the state's northwest.

Paramedics were called to the forest just before midday on Sunday where they found the man suffering serous leg injuries.

He was further treated and stabilised by the Critical Care Medical Team from the rescue chopper before being flown to Newcastle.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter on scene in the Nundle State Forest