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[deere755]

It happened around 5 pm yesterday. I was afraid we would not find him before dark. I found out today that he is doing real well for what he has been through. I will post a link to the story.

Rural Middlesworth man injured when his lawn mower rolls into deep ravine near Findlay

 

[Mace Canute]

It's nice for a change to hear about a good outcome to these types of accidents. All too often it turns out to be deadly.

 

[texasjohn]

Good job getting him out in a timely manner!

 

[yooper1]

I have to wonder....

The accident caused injuries to Ozier's head and back, but he was able to telephone his wife to report the accident. She in turn, while enroute to the rural property from their residence south of Middlesworth, contacted Troy Coleman, who lives near the rural Findlay property.
Coleman traveled to the scene from Findlay and he and Cynthia Ozier made a brief and unsuccessful effort to locate Ozier in the seven-acre wooded area. Coleman then contacted the Findlay ambulance service and other emergency agencies for assistance.
After the call summoning assistance, personnel from the Findlay Police Department, Findlay Fire Department and Ambulance Service, Shelbyville Fire Department, Shelby County Rescue Squad and Shelby County Sheriff痴 Department responded to the scene.
Ozier was then quickly located at the bottom of the ravine. The rescuers combined their effort to pass Ozier, securely placed on a backboard, from rescuer to rescuer through the thick underbrush in the depths of the ravine to more level higher ground.

Really nice that he was injured but called his wife first and she thought calling to a nearby landowner was better than calling rescue workers / authorities first.


I wonder if his call to her was something like this:

"Honey, I rolled my tractor down a ravine. I hurt my head and back....do you think you can come out and help me get out of this ravine? But don't hurry. When you get here , you get here."

 

[The Haymaker]

I have to wonder....




Really nice that he was injured but called his wife first and she thought calling to a nearby landowner was better than calling rescue workers / authorities first.


I wonder if his call to her was something like this:

"Honey, I rolled my tractor down a ravine. I hurt my head and back....do you think you can come out and help me get out of this ravine? But don't hurry. When you get here , you get here."

When one is in shock, one usually doesn't think quite right.

 

[merrickvilleguy]

For me, I don't own a cell, so I would have to call the wife and have her call 911 ... also means in the 1/2 hr or so it would take to get ambulance/rescue out here she could be motoring to a neighbour to get immediate help

guess it depends on where you are?

 

[AchingBack]

This always makes me think, just because it's there, doesn't mean it has to be mowed.

 

[Qapla]

Glad he is OK. Hope the mower is, too.

What I did find interesting in the linked story - with all the details of just where the mishap occurred, I had to look at deere755's details to know that it was in Illinois.

 

[doall]

Glad he's ok that is a long fall.

 

[deere755]

Glad he is OK. Hope the mower is, too.

What I did find interesting in the linked story - with all the details of just where the mishap occurred, I had to look at deere755's details to know that it was in Illinois.

I went back the next day with a group of guys and we got the John Deere 180 lawn tractor out of the ravine. It had a busted grill and was bent up a little but it started right up and we loaded it in the back of his truck.