Just to note again that haymaking does not involve combine harvesters and that anyone who has read the full headline of the 'California mom run over by mower' story upthread will realize that a similar event in this case would be extremely unlikely to go unnoticed and nigh it is impossible to conceal.
Likewise, if the boy somehow managed to conceal himself in a raked row, the baler pickup would be too narrow for him to enter the machine. IMO tales of deer being found in bales are either locals pulling journos' legs or would otherwise require a high degree of negligence on the part of the baler operator (ie s/he would have to manually open up the pickup aperture without checking the nature of the blockage). Even then, it is unlikely that something the size of the toddler would make it past the pickup and into a bale.
Example manufacturer’s demonstration video of the type of baler used on the farm opposite Haut Vernet here:
Geoportail image of haymaking in progress opposite le Haut Vernet in July 2021. Rake working in the field on the right lining up rows ready for the baler, which is parked up by the house on the left.
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