AROUND 6:40 pm on Sunday 11 December, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on a primary mission to a property at Talarm, west of Macksville. 82-year-old farmer Mary Gibson had sustained serious leg injuries after being trapped underneath a small tractor’s rear wheel.

She had been there for three days before being found.

Mary was treated on scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team who, in coordination with Fire and Rescue NSW crews, were able to extricate her from underneath the wheel.

She was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.