Tragic accident on a farm: Little boy (1) loses his arm

By Matthias Röder

Dornbirn (Austria) - A one-year-old child has lost an armin an accident on his parents' farm in Austria.

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The serious accident happened in the barn of a farm. (symbolic image)

As reported by the police, the accident happened on Boxing Day at around 6.15 p.m. in the state of Vorarlberg.

According to the report, the boy was caught in the running PTO shaft of a feed mixer wagon on a farm in Dornbirn for an as yet unknown reason. His entire right upper arm was severed.

The father, who was working on a hay crane on the upper floor of the barn, found his child lying on the floor.

According to the police, a rescue helicopter took the one-year-old accompanied by his mother to a specialist clinic in St. Gallen in Switzerland.

According to the doctors treating him, the one-year-old's condition is stable.