By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 24, 2017

SCHNELLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Southwestern Indiana police say an 85-year-old farmer who was working in a field died after falling from a tractor.

The (Jasper) Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2rTjuIQ ) that Jerome Knies of Celestine died Tuesday afternoon following the accident about 55 miles northeast of Evansville.

The Dubois (doo-BOYS’) County Sheriff’s Department says Knies was operating a 26-year-old tractor in a field between Jasper and Schnellville when he fell from the machine and was fatally injured.



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Information from: The Herald, https://www.dcherald.com

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