The Montana Standard
Contact Us | RSS | Make MTstandard.com your homepage | Careers in Lee | e-Edition | Mobile
 
63°F
The Montana Standard

Cameron man dies in mower accident

By The Billings Gazette - 07/18/2008

CAMERON — A man died in a mower accident near Cameron on Wednesday morning.

David Kraft, 18, of Cameron, was suffocated around 10 a.m. when a riding lawn mower fell and pinned him between the mower and the floor, Madison County Sheriff’s Sgt. Phil Fortner said.

Kraft, who was in an area south of Cameron on the Upper Kelly Ranch in Madison County, had raised the mower using a tire jack so he could repair a power take-off that would not engage when the mower fell on him, said Fortner, who is also the county coroner. Kraft’s father, David Kraft Sr., found him and reported the accident.

Fortner said the official cause of death was traumatic asphyxiation.

Kraft attended school in Laurel and Ennis. Services will be Saturday in Laurel.

— The Billings Gazette


Civil Dialogue:show/hide -No comments posted.-
The site mtstandard.com provides this community forum for readers to exchange ideas and opinions on the news of the day. Passionate views, pointed criticism and critical thinking are welcome. Name-calling, crude language and personal abuse are not welcome. Moderators will monitor comments with an eye toward maintaining a high level of civility in this forum. If you don't see your comment, perhaps... more










TOP JOBS






Make us your homepage | Subscribe | Archives | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Copyright © The Montana Standard; a division of Lee Enterprises
Copyright © 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Regional Lee Papers : Helena | Billings | Missoula | The Adit | Prairie Star | MT Magazine | Ravalli | Bismarck | Mini Nickel - Bozeman