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Farm Accident Claims Life Of O’Brien County Man

November 22, 2014

(Hartley)– A farm accident has claimed the life of an O’Brien county man.

The Sheriff’s Office says it received a report of a farm accident around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday three miles east of Hartley on Yew Avenue.

Authorities say 60-year-old Rick Zieman was mowing a ditch with a farm tractor when he struck a culvert, causing the tractor to roll over on top of him.

The Hartley Fire and Ambulance Teams responded to the scene and extricated Zieman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.