SCOTLAND COUNTY, Mo.-  A farm harvest accident resulted in critical injuries for a Scotland County youth.

Sheriff Bryan Whitney told KMEM News that just after 3 pm Thursday afternoon he responded to a call of a 16-year old male juvenile whose leg was trapped in a grain auger.  The incident occurred on private property about seven miles south of Memphis off Route M. 

According to Whitney, the juvenile was attempting to unload corn from a dump truck into an auger pit when the end gate stuck shut.  The youth apparently tried to unstick the gate by using a pry bar while standing on the edge of the auger pit.  While trying to pry the gate open, the young man slipped and his leg landed in the auger pit, which was in operation, and became entangled. 

Units from the Rutledge Fire Department, Gorin First Responders and Scotland County Ambulance arrived on scene as well as Sheriff Whitney and began stabilization and extrication efforts.

The youth was removed from the auger and flown by air evac helicopter to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.  Whitney reported that the young man was in critical but stable condition.