Man suffers serious arm injuries after farm incident

Photo: AdamKR/Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A man suffered serious injuries after his arm became stuck in a grain auger.

The incident happened at an property near Hornby, between Catterick Garrison and Bedale.

Firefighters from Colburn, Richmond and Ripon were called to free the man.

He was taken to hospital in a Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter suffering from serious arm injuries.

A grain auger uses circular discs to move grain to a silo or vehicle.