Farmer under fallen tree chainsaws his way to freedom
The resourcefulness of outback Australians has been exhibited once again.
A farmer at Girilambone, near Nyngan in central western NSW, has managed to chainsaw his way to freedom after a tree fell on him and broke his leg.
The ambulance service says the man was clearing a paddock on Saturday evening when the tree fell and broke his thigh bone.
He managed to break up the tree with his chainsaw, crawl away and light a fire.
He was kept warm over the next five hours by curious sheep that he found difficult to shoo away.
The farmer was taken by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Dubbo Base Hospital where he has undergone surgery.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1638470.htm
The resourcefulness of outback Australians has been exhibited once again.
A farmer at Girilambone, near Nyngan in central western NSW, has managed to chainsaw his way to freedom after a tree fell on him and broke his leg.
The ambulance service says the man was clearing a paddock on Saturday evening when the tree fell and broke his thigh bone.
He managed to break up the tree with his chainsaw, crawl away and light a fire.
He was kept warm over the next five hours by curious sheep that he found difficult to shoo away.
The farmer was taken by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Dubbo Base Hospital where he has undergone surgery.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1638470.htm