STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 24B1000232
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Zachary Trocki
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024
INCIDENT LOCATION: Old Ferry Road, Dummerston, VT
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure collapse resulting in injuries
VICTIM: Name withheld pending notification of relatives
AGE: 70
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Dummerston, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
A 70-year-old woman sustained significant injuries when a structure on her property collapsed on her while she and her husband were working on it Wednesday morning in Dummerston.
The collapse occurred at about 10:35 a.m. on Old Ferry Road as the couple worked to dismantle a house trailer on their property. The roof gave way, and the victim was trapped under the debris. Multiple Vermont State Police troopers arrived on scene within minutes of a 911 call placed by the victim’s husband.
With the assistance of the Dummerston Fire Department and Rescue Inc., first responders extricated the victim and began providing emergency care. She was brought by ambulance to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and subsequently transferred by helicopter to a trauma hospital in New Hampshire for treatment.
This incident appears to be accidental, and no further information is currently available.