Crime & Safety
Man Rescued After Being Trapped By Overturned Excavator
The state police said the accident happened in the town of Mamakating.
MAMAKATING, NY — A Sullivan County man is in stable condition after being rescued from an excavator that rolled over in the town of Mamakating.
The New York State Police said, around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, there was a report of an entrapment due to an excavator rollover on Dump Road in Mamakating.
Mamakating EMS was already on the scene when troopers arrived to find Kevin McCombs, 54, of Liberty, trapped by the machine.
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A medical helicopter was called, and a landing zone was prepared.
Wurtsboro Fire Department assisted in extricating McCombs.
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He was taken to Westchester Medical Center via medivac and was listed in stable condition.
Police said the cause of the rollover is unknown at this time.
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