Gaston, SC (WLTX) - A worker was airlifted after being trapped in an elevator shaft at a Gaston food plant Tuesday.
Lexington County Fire and EMS responded to the on-site entrapment at the Diamond Pet Food in Gaston at 11:30 a.m.
First responders extracted and stabilized the individual, who was then flown by helicopter to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No additional information regarding the individual's condition or identity are available at this time.
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