Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (Photos)

A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said.

The scene of the rescue from the barn rafters at an Amish farm along Georgetown Road in Bart Township.
Photo Credit: *Quarryville Fire Company*

Fire crews at the scene of the barn rescue on Georgetown Road in Bart Township.
Photo Credit: *Quarryville Fire Company*

A crane being used to access the barn rafters.
Photo Credit: *Quarryville Fire Company*

Firefighters cutting out the side wall to access the rafters and free the man.
Photo Credit: *Quarryville Fire Company*

Firefighters and Amish farmhands in the barn rafters
Photo Credit: *Quarryville Fire Company*

Jillian Pikora

08/16/2024 3:20 p.m.

Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications.

Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded.

Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn.

To safely get to him, a hole was cut in the exterior side wall and firefighters placed him in a stokes basket and utilized a crane to lower him down to EMS, according to the release and photos.

The man's current condition was not shared.

"Great job to all the responders who made this high risk, low frequency event successful and safe," the Quarryville Fire Company concluded its release.

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