One Person Dead In Farming Accident In Hawkins County

One person died over the weekend in Hawkins County in a tragic farming accident. Around 2:25 Saturday afternoon, crews were called to the scene on Walker Lane north of Whitesburg about a person pinned under a tractor with a bush hog on its top inside a trench that was around 8 feet deep. Rescue workers helped pull the victim out of the trench and above ground… responders immediately tried resuscitating the victim as they were transported to a nearby hospital, but officials say the person whose identity has not been revealed died from their injuries.