Father hears son’s cries after tractor plunges down slope

A 34-year-old man was seriously injured when his tractor went down a steep slope during forestry work in Steinbach am Ziehberg, Upper Austria, ORF reported.

The man was travelling on a narrow forest track in the municipality on Saturday morning when he lost control of the tractor for an unknown reason. The vehicle plunged about 20 to 30 metres down the slope.

His father heard a loud crash, followed shortly by his son’s cries for help, and called emergency services.

The steep terrain made the rescue difficult. Several firefighters carried the injured man uphill on a stretcher to an ambulance. He was then taken to Klinikum Wels.