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Local man dies after mower rollover

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by Wellington Advertiser

A local man died Saturday after a riding lawnmower he was operating flipped over onto him in a deep ditch near Moorefield.

Wellington County OPP responded to a 911 call on Concession 6 on Sept. 1 at  around 8pm.

Initial reports indicated a man sustained grievous injuries when the riding mower rolled over on him at the steep embankment of a ditch.

OPP as well as the Mapleton Fire Department and Guelph-Wellington Paramedics Services attended.

Stanley Arthur Elliott, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say foul play is not suspected.

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