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Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Man dies after corn planter pins him in Stearns County
The Brief A man is dead after being pinned by a John Deere DB66 planter in Stearns County on Tuesday. Authorities say he was freed from the planter, but died at the scene despite life-saving efforts. The incident happened when two men were working on the planter, which was believed to have hydraulic issues. NORTH FORK TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man is dead after he was pinned under a corn planter in Stearns County on Tuesday. Big picture view Deputies from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a reported farm accident in the 26000 block of County Road 201 in North Folk Township, about four miles northeast of the City of Brooten, around 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday. Authorities then found a man pinned underneath a large John Deere DB66 corn planter that was having hydraulic issues. Investigators say the planter "suddenly and unexpectedly" lowered to the ground while the man was working on it. That man, Eric Scott Segaar, 46, of Brooten, died at the scene despite being freed from the planter and life-saving efforts from first responders. The Source This story used information shared in a news release by the Stearns County Sheriff's Office.
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.
