Farm site fatality near Amaranth

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Published on Wednesday, November 7, 2018

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RCMP Media Release

On Oct. 25, at 5:00 pm, officers from Amaranth RCMP received a report of a collision that occurred at a farm site located approximately six kilometres north of Highway 16 on Provincial Road 242 in the R.M. of Portage La Prairie.

The investigation has determined that a tractor, being operated by a 59-year-old male from the RM of North Norfolk, was pulling a grain auger when it collided with low-hanging branches and fell over on its side. The auger landed on a 61-year-old male, from Austin, who was assisting in the site-to-site transfer of the auger.

The 61-year-old male was pronounced deceased at the scene. Amaranth RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health continue to investigate.