Authorities have released the name of the man who died in a lawnmower accident in Buchanan County.
The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office says they received a 911 report on Thursday shortly before 1 pm of an equipment accident in the 1000 block of 160th Street north of Jesup in which a man was pinned under a lawnmower.
Emergency services were immediately dispatched. According to an investigation, 43-year old Jacob Knepper of Jesup was attempting to load a commercial grade lawnmower onto a trailer when it tipped off the side of the trailer and rolled upside down, pinning Knepper underneath.
Firefighters were able to stabilize the mower and remove Knepper from under it. Life-saving measures were administered, but Knepper was pronounced dead.
The incident remains under investigation.
photo courtesy of Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office
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