Rural Australia This article is more than 7 years oldVictorian farmer dies after being trapped in hay baler for 36 hours
This article is more than 7 years oldMan in 60s was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after neighbours discovered him trapped in machine
A Victorian farmer has died in hospital after being trapped in a hay baler for up to 36 hours.
Don Fagg, aged in his 60s, had to be resuscitated at the Mount Duneed property, near Geelong, before he could be transferred to hospital after he was freed from the machine on Tuesday night.
He died just before midnight on Wednesday in the Royal Melbourne hospital where he had been flown in a critical condition.
“It is believed the man had been there across a number of days and was transported to hospital in a critical condition,” Victoria police said in a statement.
It’s understood Fagg was found by neighbours on Tuesday evening with emergency services called at 6.45pm.
It then took emergency services crews until 9.20pm to free him.
Worksafe has been notified and police will prepare a report for the coroner.
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