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Northeast Iowa boy killed in lawnmower accident

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September 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A 12-year-old boy died in a lawnmower accident this weekend in northeast Iowa. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Carson McGrane of Fairbank. Authorities say the boy was operating a riding lawnmower Saturday afternoon in Fairbank when the mower rolled on top of him. McGrane was taken to a hospital where he died. It’s believed McGrane had shut down the mower, but it began to roll backward on an incline – hitting McGrane and pinning him underneath.