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Darke man dies in farm accident
Trapped inside tractor submerged in manure pit
By Derek Ali
Dayton Daily News
VERSAILLES, Darke County | A man apparently drowned Monday when his tractor slid into a manure lagoon at a dairy farm, the Darke County sheriff’s office said.
Scott A. Winner, 36, of 12620 Willowdell Road, Versailles, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputies, Osgood Fire and Rescue, and Fort Loramie Rescue units were called to the farm at 14171 Willowdell Road in northern Darke County about 10:10 a.m. on a report of a person trapped in a tractor.
“It is believed that the victim was repositioning the tractor and aerator equipment when the tractor and aerator accidently slid into the lagoon” according to the sheriff’s office.
Relatives and farm workers tried to rescue Winner before emergency workers arrived, but they could not get him out because of the force applied to the outside of the tractor cab by the liquid, according to the sheriff’s office.
The tractor sank until only the roof of the cab was visible, deputies said.
Deputies said fire and rescue personnel were able to remove Winner from the tractor 29 minutes after their arrival on the scene.
Steve Foster, an agricultural extension agent with the Ohio State University Extension office in Darke County, said Winner owned and operated a family dairy farm with his brothers.
“I think it’s designed for 600 head of dairy cattle. I’m not sure how many they’re milking,” Foster said.
Trapped inside tractor submerged in manure pit
By Derek Ali
Dayton Daily News
VERSAILLES, Darke County | A man apparently drowned Monday when his tractor slid into a manure lagoon at a dairy farm, the Darke County sheriff’s office said.
Scott A. Winner, 36, of 12620 Willowdell Road, Versailles, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputies, Osgood Fire and Rescue, and Fort Loramie Rescue units were called to the farm at 14171 Willowdell Road in northern Darke County about 10:10 a.m. on a report of a person trapped in a tractor.
“It is believed that the victim was repositioning the tractor and aerator equipment when the tractor and aerator accidently slid into the lagoon” according to the sheriff’s office.
Relatives and farm workers tried to rescue Winner before emergency workers arrived, but they could not get him out because of the force applied to the outside of the tractor cab by the liquid, according to the sheriff’s office.
The tractor sank until only the roof of the cab was visible, deputies said.
Deputies said fire and rescue personnel were able to remove Winner from the tractor 29 minutes after their arrival on the scene.
Steve Foster, an agricultural extension agent with the Ohio State University Extension office in Darke County, said Winner owned and operated a family dairy farm with his brothers.
“I think it’s designed for 600 head of dairy cattle. I’m not sure how many they’re milking,” Foster said.
