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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Two injured when vehicle goes airborne north of Brooten, Minnesota, on Monday
May 20---- Two people were transported for treatment of injuries after a crash Monday afternoon near Brooten. Initial investigation by Stearns County Sheriff's Office deputies found that a vehicle had entered a ditch and the driver accidentally hit the accelerator. The car then struck a field approach and went airborne before coming to rest, according to a news release. A 2008 Ford Escape was traveling eastbound in the 47500 block of Stearns County County Road 27 when it entered the south ditch. The vehicle was being driven by Dawn Blume, 66, of Blume and her passenger — identified as Jeremiah Blume, 11 — were transported to Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood for treatment of injuries described in the as non-life-threatening. The crash was reported around 3:51 p.m. Monday about three miles north of Brooten in North Fork Township. The was assisted by the Belgrade/Brooten Police Department, Brooten Fire Department and Brooten Ambulance.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man dies after being pinned under corn planter near Brooten, Minnesota
May 1---- A man pinned by a corn planter Tuesday evening at a farm site northeast of Brooten has died of his injuries. According to a issued Thursday, May 1, by the 46-year-old Eric Scott Segaar, of Brooten, was pronounced dead at the scene after multiple emergency responders attempted lifesaving measures. According to the sheriff's office, preliminary investigation by deputies at the scene determined that two men were working on a John Deere DB66 planter, which was having hydraulic issues. Segaar was underneath the planter when it is believed the hydraulic system failed, causing the planter to lower unexpectedly to the ground and pin him. Segaar was freed from the planter by multiple emergency personnel, but lifesaving measures were unsuccessful. The accident was reported at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday at 26338 Stearns County Road 201 in North Fork Township, about 4 miles northeast of Brooten. The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Brooten Fire Department, Brooten Ambulance and Life Link Air Ambulance.
