Man freed after arm stuck in potato harvester

A man had to be cut free by firefighters after his arm got trapped in a potato harvester.

The 29-year-old got his arm stuck in the harvester at a farm in Horwood near Newton Tracey, Devon, shortly before 3pm on Wednesday (24 August).

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Fire crews from Barnstaple and Bideford were called to the scene and they used hydraulic equipment to release the man.

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He was flown by air ambulance to North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple. His condition is unknown.