LE MARS, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — Officials say that a man has died after being pinned under a lawn tractor on Monday.
According to a release, Le Mars Fire and Rescue, Le Mars Police Department, and the Plymouth County Deputies were called to the 1500 block of Mesquite Avenue at 3:40 p.m.
The release states that deputies determined that Jeffrey Hanson, 67, of Le Mars was operating a John Deere X485 lawn tractor near a burn pit on the property. Hanson was working near the burn pit on the property when it dropped off the edge and rolled into the burn pit.
The tractor overturned and pinned Hanson underneath, according to the release. Hanson sustained fatal injuries from this incident.