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Man dies after being trapped underwater in Manitoba farming incident

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Man dies after being trapped underwater in Manitoba farming incident
An RM of Morris man is dead after a tractor he was riding in to clear snow overturned into a water-filled ditch, trapping him underwater – Apr 19, 2022

A 67-year-old man from the Rural Municipality of Morris is dead after a farming accident, RCMP say.

The incident took place Friday afternoon at a rural property on Road 35 NE, when a tractor — which the man was using to clear snow — slid and overturned into a water-filled ditch.

Local firefighters were able to extract the man from the ditch, but he had been trapped underwater and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Emerson RCMP continue to investigate.

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