Horror as teenager, 19, falls into a cotton combine harvester with his legs pinned

Horror as teenager, 19, falls into a cotton combine harvester with his legs pinned under 200kg of machinery

  • A teenager has fallen into a combine harvester on a property in northern, NSW
  • The 19-year old’s legs are currently trapped under 200kgs of machinery inside 
  • Fire rescue crews and paramedics are on the scene trying to free the young man

A teenager has fallen into a cotton combine harvester and trapped both of his legs under heavy machinery weighing 200kgs.

The incident occurred around 12:30pm Thursday on an irrigation farm 10km north of Walgett – a town in northern NSW. 

Emergency services are at the scene trying to free the 19-year-old from the heavy machinery. 

A teenager has fallen into a cotton combine harvester on a rural property and trapped both of his legs under heavy machinery weighing 200 kgs. Stock image

The young man has been conscious throughout the ordeal.

Fire and Rescue NSW issued a public notice about the incident on Thursday afternoon. 

‘A man has been trapped by his legs in a combine harvester at a property on the Kamilaroi Hwy,’ it read.

Fire and Rescue NSW added that fire rescue crews, paramedics and an air ambulance team were at the property rendering assistance.  

More to come 

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