Pebble Beach worker injured after mower slides off cliff
A maintenance worker at Pebble Beach Golf Links was airlifted to a local hospital after the riding lawn mower he was operating slid down a steep embankment and crashed into a tree on Monday. (insert hyperlink here)
The 48-year-old man was mowing a slope above the 10th fairway when the mower slipped off the edge and tumbled about 30 feet down a cliff.
The worker, whose name has not been released, sustained multiple injuries, including head trauma. He was initially airlifted to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a trauma center.
No further details about the extent of his injuries or his current condition have been released.
Officials at Pebble Beach say the accident is under investigation.
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