Lawn mowing accident claims life of Ringtown Valley man
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Firefighters at the scene of Wednesday's incident in Union Township.
UNION TOWNSHIP – A valley man was killed Wednesday in a lawn mowing accident, firefighters said.
Ringtown Valley Fire Chief Joseph Gilbert said his company was called to a home on Brandonville Road east of Ringtown around midday.
There, a man was trapped underneath a crashed lawn mower in a nearby creek.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner.
Family members told the Sentinel Thursday the man had a medical emergency before the crash.
His identity was not released Wednesday.
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