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    Man dies after being trapped under a brush hog

    By John Lynch,

    13 days ago

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    A West Virginia man is dead after officials say he was trapped under a brush hog.

    Officials from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to Lee Creek Road in Belleville, WV in reference to an unattended death.

    When the Sheriff’s Office arrived they said EMS and The Medical Examiner were already on scene.

    The Officers along with Emergency Units were able to raise the machinery where Dwight David Cochran was located.

    Cochran, age 71, died from his injuries.

    A brush hog is a type of rotary mower. Typically these mowers attach to the back of a farm tractor

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