WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 63-year-old man has died in Wichita after being trapped under a running lawn mower.
Lt. Chris McAuliffe of the Wichita Police Department tells The Wichita Eagle that family members found the man in the backyard of his home around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Responding firefighters had to turn off the running mower when they arrived. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
McAuliffe says the man owned a lawn care business and was repairing the mower when it somehow fell on top of him. Police are calling the incident an accident.
No other details have been released.