Daring rescue of Enercon worker with arm stuck in wind turbine

Firefighters and doctor were sent to top of Enercon machine to help save technician, with one saying that ‘every movement could have been fatal’

An Enercon E-82 wind turbine, the same model as that involved in the incident.
An Enercon E-82 wind turbine, the same model as that involved in the incident.Photo: Flickr/“Enercon E82” by Julian Fischer, CC BY 2.0
Published 1 September 2025, 13:50Updated 1 September 2025, 14:09
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