Donald Richert, 77, died of injuries received in a farm accident.
According to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, it received a 911 call shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday to Richert’s residence in Prairieview township.
They found Richert had been working on a skidloader near a burn pit on the farm. Richert had apparently gotten off the skidloader to move something into the pit, when the skidloader moved forward, pinning his left leg and trapping Richert in the burn pit, where he received extensive burns to the majority of his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Eye Ambulance Service, State Patrol and Sleepy Eye Police responded to the scene. The responders were also assisted at the scene by two Clements volunteer firefighters who had been working in the area and had discovered the incident.