Man dies in lawn mower accident in Carbon County
by FOX56 Newsroom
SANTA ROSA, CA - MAY 20: The John Deere logo is displayed on a riding mower at Belkorp Ag on May 20, 2016 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
MAHONING TOWNSHIP, Pa., (WOLF) —
A man died in a lawnmower accident Monday in the Lehighton area.
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First responders were called to the 2700 Block of Blakeslee Blvd Drive West around 3:30 PM for a man trapped under a lawn tractor with his face down in a water-filled ditch.
The coroner says that 68-year-old Rick Decker died from traumatic asphyxia and downing. His death has been ruled accidental.
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