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MAN IMPALED ON FENCING EQUIPMENT AT LOVEDALE
A 70-year-old man is recovering in hospital, after becoming impaled on fencing equipment he was using in the Hunter Valley.
Emergency services, including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, were tasked to Lovedale, near Cessnock.
A critical care paramedic and doctor performed a delicate procedure to remove the man from the machinery at the scene.
He suffered abdominal and internal injuries and was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
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