Helicopters respond to two Putnam County incidents

Thursday, August 23, 2018 ~ Updated 10:08 PM

A pair of traumatic injuries left local emergency responders scrambling Thursday evening after 9 p.m.

Medical helicopters were called to the area of Old Hickory Golf Course on U.S. 231 North as well as Groveland on U.S. 36 East.

According to reports on the police scanner, the incident north of Old Hickory was a farm incident involving a subject trapped underneath a piece of equipment.

The call initially came in as an amputation of the arm, though authorities arrived to find serious injuries, but no amputation.

The Groveland incident was called in as a stabbing at the BP station.

More details will be provided when they become available.

Comments

View 1 comment

Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. Please note that those who post comments on this website may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

Well now that Operation Life only staffs two ambulances for the ENTIRE county, you can count on seeing helicopters called more and more frequently. Especially whenever they can’t transport to the local hospital.

Which at $20,000+ a flight, I hope we all have great insurance.

-- Posted by MoeSyzslak on Thu, Aug 23, 2018, at 10:49 PM

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration:

If you already have an account, follow this link to login
Otherwise, follow this link to register