Two off-duty firefighters were killed Thursday after falling under a fertilizer tanker at a farm near Syracuse, New York.
The incident occurred at Champion Farms in Clinton, when the victims, Nathan Doody, 33, and Tyler Memory, 29, were found unconscious inside the tanker and workers called 911 for help. New York Daily News report on friday.
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Emergency personnel rushed the men to a local hospital. One of the men was trying to retrieve equipment that had fallen into the tanker, but lost consciousness while doing so and fell into the vessel, according to authorities. The second victim tried to help but lost consciousness and fell into the vessel.
by Daily MailMemory and Doody work The following people were drivers of fertilizer trucks at the farm at the time of the incident:
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Workers called 911 for help and a helicopter was also dispatched to the farm, the media reported.
“The Clinton Fire Department, Mercy Flight and COVAC ambulance responded to the farm and performed rescue operations on both men. Talley and Doody were subsequently transported to Winn Hospital in Utica where they later died.” Post The report states:
Video footage show A helicopter landing on the farm and official vehicles parked outside the on-site building:
Two men killed after falling under fertilizer tanker in upstate New York
➜ They were both off-duty firefighters.
➜ One man tried to retrieve some equipment that had fallen inside but was knocked unconscious by the methane gas.
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Memory is a third-generation firefighter who has worked for the Tully Fire Department and EMS for the past 15 years. news The article added, “Doody had been a volunteer member of the Cuyler Fire Department for the past 10 years, Chief Adam Dailey said.”
Now, neighbors are suffering the loss, according to CNY Central.
“We know everybody” Daily Said “We all know each other and when something like this happens the community always comes together to support us,” he added, referring to people from surrounding towns.
But Jason Oliver, an agricultural expert at Cornell University, said the most tragic thing about the situation was that the men doing the rescue became casualties.
“In enclosed spaces, manure gases can build up in high concentrations and become dangerous or deadly. Agriculture is one of the highest risk occupations and these people work hard to produce healthy, nutritious food for us,” Mr Oliver said.
