Saturday, October 12, 2013

Sumter Airport (KSMS), South Carolina: Man Airlifted After Being Struck by a Plane’s Propeller

Sumter, SC (WLTX)- A man has been airlifted to a Columbia hospital after being struck by a plane propeller at Sumter Airport.

Sumter County Paramedics say the 74-year-old man was working on a plane at Sumter Airport Saturday morning, that plane was thought to be shut down.

The propeller turned on striking the man in the leg causing severe injury to his legs.

The man was airlifted to Palmetto Richland Trauma Center where his injuries are said to be life threatening.

http://www.wltx.com

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