Farmer dies after being trapped under log in forest

An 82-year-old farmer from Tragwein in Freistadt district died after being trapped under a log while working in a forest, ORF reported.

His 79-year-old neighbour heard cries from a nearby forest and initially thought the farmer was calling his dog. When the cries continued, he drove his tractor to the scene and found the man trapped beneath a log attached to a forestry grapple.

The neighbour used the tractor’s hydraulic system to lift the log and free the farmer, then called emergency services. The injured man was flown to the accident hospital in Linz but later died from his severe injuries.