BUCHANAN COUNTY – A Northern Iowa man was killed after he became pinned under a large lawnmower.
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, at approximately 12:50 PM, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 report of an equipment accident in the 1000 block 160th Street north of Jesup. According to the caller, a male was pinned under a lawnmower. Emergency services were immediately dispatched. According to the investigation, an adult male was attempting to load a commercial grade lawnmower onto a trailer when the unit tipped off of the side of the trailer and rolled upside down, pinning the male underneath. Firefighters were able to stabilize the mower and remove the male from under it. Life-saving measures were administered but the male was ultimately pronounced dead.
The victim was identified as 43-year-old Jacob William Knepper of Jesup.
The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Jesup Fire Department and Jesup Ambulance Service.
(PHOTO via sheriff’s office.)