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Red Oak man pinned underneath tractor overnight

Posted at 4:07 PM, Apr 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-28 17:07:48-04

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an overturned tractor with the operator pinned underneath it early Friday morning.

Once arrived on the scene, Sheriff's Office Personnel discovered 73-year-old Robert Jones who was pinned underneath the Farmall 504 he had been operating.

According to a news release, Jones was rotary mowing when the tractor overturned and rolled onto it's top pinning Jones beneath the operator's station of the tractor overnight.

Jones was discovered by his wife around 6:15 a.m.. The incident occurred west of his residence on F Avenue on private property.

Red Oak Fire and Rescue personnel extricated and transported Jones to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and possible hypothermia but nothing life-threatening. 

The tractor received $1,000 in damage.