One person dead after farming incident in Hawkins County

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — One person is dead after a farming incident in Hawkins County.

The Hawkins County Rescue Squad said crews responded to calls at a home on Walker Lane at around 2:25 p.m.

They said a person was pinned under a tractor with a bush hog on its top inside a trench that was around 8 feet deep.

The rescue squad helped pull the victim out of the trench and above ground, where responders immediately tried to resuscitate the victim. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, but officials said the individual did not survive the incident.

Crews from Hawkins County EMS, Bulls Gap Volunteer Fire Department, Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department and the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office all responded to the incident.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the patient involved," officials with the Hawkins County Rescue Squad said.

Information about the victim's identity was not immediately available.