At 10:04 AM on Wednesday, October 29 the Sissonville VFD received a call of a man trapped under a tractor and submerged in the water at a pond on the Golf Course at Edgewood Country Club at 2251 Derricks Creek Rd. First units arrived scene minutes later to find the man still trapped with his face barely above water. Fire Department members immediately scrambled to help the trapped man by entering into the water to initiate patient care and hooking up the winch on the Rescue Truck to remove the tractor from on top of the man. HealthNet was on Standby, but the closest one was in Huntington. After evaluation, the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority crews on scene decided to transport the male patient by ground to a CAMC facility.
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Serveral news articles are available from the Charleston Daily Mail, WSAZ News Channel 3, and WOWK-TV Channel 13.
Charleston Daily Mail Article:
BREAKING NEWS: Tractor rolls over, traps man underneath in golf course pond
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two men were rushed to the hospital after a tractor flipped over an embankment into a pond.
Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department raced to Edgewood Country Club’s golf course off Derricks Creek Road today in response to a man trapped under a tractor in a pond.
Deputies have not released the names of the men.
Dispatchers relayed the call at 10:04 a.m., and the first fire truck arrived on the scene at 10:19 a.m., firefighters say.
A 50-year-old groundskeeper was doing maintenance work near the water hazard on the 13th hole when the embankment gave way under his tractor, causing it to topple over into the cold water, said Lt. Eddie Elmore of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department.
The groundskeeper was pinned beneath it, completely submerged for a time, witnesses said.
Another man jumped into the water to help him and was also transported with a possibly broken leg, firefighters say. The man was able to help the groundskeeper keep his head above water.
Firefighters used the winch on their rescue truck to free the man, Elmore said.
There weren’t many golfers out. There were three fire trucks, three ambulances and a sheriff’s cruiser on the fairway. HealthNet was on standby from Huntington, Elmore said.
No information on the condition of the men has been released.
WSAZ Article:
Man Rescued After Pinned Under Tractor
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A man was rescued after he was trapped under a tractor in a pond in Kanawha County.
It happened at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday near hole 13 at the Edgewood Golf Course in Sissonville.
Lieutenant Eddie Elmore with the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department tells WSAZ.com it appears the man was cutting grass for the golf course when he got too close to the pond and the ground gave way, causing the tractor to go into the pond.
A man jumped in to try to help the victim, but he hurt his leg in the process, according to Elmore.
Metro 911 tells WSAZ.com that crews were able to get air to the man while trying to get him free.
Both men were taken to the hospital. No word yet how seriously they were hurt.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for more information.
WOWK Article:
SISSONVILLE – A man was rescued in Wednesday morning after the tractor he was riding overturned into a pond.
He had apparently been working at the Edgewood Golf Course when the tractor he was riding tipped over and went into the water.
It happened about 10:15 a.m.
Crews were quick to respond and were able to get air to the man while they worked to set him free. The man was taken to the hospital suffering from hypothermia.
