Mower accident causes death at Montana ranch

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jul 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM MDT

Story Updated: Jul 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM MDT

CAMERON - A funeral is planned Saturday in Laurel for an 18-year-old man killed after a lawn mower he was repairing fell on him at a ranch in southwestern Montana.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department says the riding mower that David Kraft of Cameron had elevated with a tire jack suffocated him on Wednesday. Kraft's father found him after the accident. Madison County Coroner Phil Fortner says traumatic asphyxiation was the cause of death.

The ranch where the accident happened is south of Cameron.

Wednesday, Jul 23 at 5:56 AM isis_dawn@hotmail.com wrote ...

THIS IS WHY YOU "ALWAY'S"HAVE (2) PEOPLE WORKING TOGATHER JUST INCASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS.

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