Man Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Pond: Police

Batavia IL

29 September, 2020

10:38 AM

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BATAVIA, IL — A man died Monday after being trapped beneath a lawn mower in a Batavia pond, according to police. Police and paramedics were called around 9:05 a.m. Monday to the 900 block of Moorehead Drive after the man went into the pond, according to a Facebook post from the Batavia Police Department. He was pulled to land by police, paramedics and his co-workers, but it is unclear exactly how long he was underwater, police said. He later died at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, according to police. Police said they are not yet releasing the man's name. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also opened an investigation into the man's death. REGIONAL NEWS: New Coronavirus Test Site To Open Wednesday In AuroraSt. Charles Mayor To Step Down Next Year At End Of TermApparent Murder-Suicide Under Investigation In Aurora: PoliceSafer And Scarier: Basement Of The Dead Adapts To Coronavirus