(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Just before 3:30 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers along with Huron County EMS paramedics and North Huron Fire Department personnel responded to a beef cattle farming operation located on Jamestown Road south of Bluevale after receiving a 9-1-1 call for assistance.
Emergency crews arrived on scene and located an unresponsive male victim. First aid was provided to the victim however the male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the victim/owner of the farm property was performing maintenance on a skid steer when the bucket suddenly moved and pinned the male between the bucket and frame of the machine.
The deceased has been identified as 41 year old David JOHNSTON from Morris-Turnberry.
A post-mortem examination has been scheduled to be completed today.