Crews with Lewis County Districts 5 and 6 rescued a woman trapped under a tractor in the North Fork area of Lewis County at about 10:20 a.m. on Sunday.
According to witnesses, an elderly man driving the tractor had fallen off, prompting the woman to chase after the tractor. Her foot reportedly got stuck while she was running.
“It was pulling a bailer, which got caught up on a log or something,” said Lewis County Fire District 6 Chief Paul Patterson. “If not for that, she probably would have died.”
The woman sustained minor injuries and was transported by an American Medical Rescue ambulance to a local hospital.
Crews had requested a helicopter to transport her, but it wasn’t needed, according to Patterson.
