Indiana man, 85, falls from tractor in field, dies
Posted May 24, 2017 7:00 am
SCHNELLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Southwestern Indiana police say an 85-year-old farmer who was working in a field died after falling from a tractor.
The (Jasper) Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2rTjuIQ ) that Jerome Knies of Celestine died Tuesday afternoon following the accident about 55 miles northeast of Evansville.
The Dubois (doo-BOYS') County Sheriff's Department says Knies was operating a 26-year-old tractor in a field between Jasper and Schnellville when he fell from the machine and was fatally injured.
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Information from: The Herald, http://www.dcherald.com
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