Serious accident at work – the farmer got his head in the helicopter rotor


On the Bolgenalpe just above the border from Vorarlberg to Germany, a farmer requested a cargo helicopter. The man got his head in the tail rotor and suffered severe injuries.

On the Bolgenalpe in Oberallgäu, a farmer (44) needed a cargo helicopter on Friday to transport material. When the helicopter arrived, there was a terrible accident, the farmer got his head in the tail rotor of the helicopter and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Emergency surgery
How the tragic accident came about has not yet been clarified. The farmer was flown to the Kempten Clinic in a rescue helicopter, where he was immediately operated on. His condition should be stable.