Farm Accident Claims Life Of Mahaska County Man
Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, Oskaloosa Fire and Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services responded to a call in the 2700 block of 265th street in Mahaska County around 6 pm on August 7th, 2013.
Mahaska County authorities report that Willis Groenendyk, age 80, was the victim of a farming accident.
A neighbor had called 911 reporting that he could see the roof of a barn laying on the top of a male. When emergency workers arrived, they quickly determined the structure was a wooden cattle feeder that was laying on top of the male.
Authorities said it appeared that the male was working under the feeder when it collapsed on him.
Posted by Staff Writer
on Aug 9 2013. Filed under Local News.
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