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Farmer killed after tractor rolls on top of him in Green Lake County

Posted at 9:36 PM, Aug 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-06 11:41:26-04

GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. — A man was killed in a farming accident in Green Lake County.

It happened in the Town of Brooklyn just before 6:30 Monday night.

A 61-year-old from Green Lake was working on his farm at Brooklyn G Road and Spaulding Hill Road when a tractor rolled and he was trapped underneath it. Authorities identified the man on Tuesday as Robert C. Kallio from Ripon.

Green Lake County officials say when fire and rescue crews arrived the man had died from his injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the incident.